U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 crew is debriefed by an intelligence officer immediately after returning from a bombing mission during World War 2. In response to his questions, the crew members describe being hit by enemy fire, damage to their aircraft, and attacks by German Fw-190 and Me-109 fighter aircraft. A gunner tells of shooting down a German plane that flew underneath their B-17. Narrator Richard Cordon seated at a desk speaks to camera in a public service announcement, and appeals to capable American mechanics to volunteer for service with the Army Air Forces. He reads a notice of the U.S. Army Air Forces dated October 1, 1942, inviting civilian mechanics to service with the Air Forces. Views of mechanics performing various maintenance duties on parked B-17 bomber aircraft. Mechanics work on a B-17 with name "Bobby Doll" on it. A mechanic works on a propeller of B-17 aircraft with nose art and name "Birmingham Blitzkrieg."A mechanic evaluates a machine gun in side door of a B-17 aircraft named "Shoot, You're Fired." Close-up view of notice from the U.S. Army on its letter head, appealing for mechanics up to 50 years of age.
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