Aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Forces Fighter Group operating at Alto Airbase, Corsica, in World War 2. P-47 aircraft of the 66th Fighter Squadron, comes down for landing. Pilot walking out on wing of a 64th Fighter Squadron P-47,named the "Lady Jane." He examines flak hole in the wing. Pilots at Red Cross coffee truck discuss recent mission. Red Cross girl in the background.
Activity at Alto Airbase, Corsica, during World War 2. Man with flight report standing by tent. Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert O. Wymond, Jr. of the 65th Fighter Squadron, standing on newly constructed floor, observes activity during construction of an Officers club. Two men are sawing wood. Others are nailing roof rafters in place. Flyers taking a break on raft supported by 55gallon drums, at beach area of Alto Air Base. They push one another into water and have fun on the raft.
United States airmen in Corsica, France during World War 2. American pilot gets up and puts on his socks as he sits on a bunk bed. Pilot brushes his teeth and gargles. Another pilot gets ready as he brushes his teeth. A tent in the background. A pilot puts on his pants. Another pilot brushes his teeth. An airman combs his hair.
United States airmen in Corsica, France during World War II. An American pilot brushes his teeth and gargles. Another pilot gets ready as he brushes his teeth. An airman washes and wipes his face. Another pilot in the background combs his hair. A pilot carries a jerry cane. A pilot in a tent. Men look at themselves in a mirror.
United States airmen in Corsica, France during World War II. Lieutenant Colonel Wymond gets up in the morning in a captured Italian General's trailer. Lt. Col. Wymond opens a tap and splashes some water on his face. Lieutenant Colonel Archie Knight smokes a cigar. French and American flags at half mast.
The Alto Air Base in Corsica, France during World War II. An observation tower at the airbase. U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 aircraft at the base. Men load ammunition aboard the plane. A man unloads bombs from a bomb service truck. Bomb shells in the field. A man rotates the propellers of the aircraft. A pilot gets into the cockpit of a P-47. A man climbs up the observation tower.