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.
People in Corsican port city in France. Views of Corsica Harbor. Buildings along the harbor. Several boats in the harbor. Small children jump into water and swim. Aerial view of the buildings. A coastline in view. A waterfall into a small stream lined by rocks. View of a graveyard. Grave markers on the graves. Buildings along the side of a road. A woman carries a bundle of firewood. A man and a boy moving on a countryside road on donkeys. The man is smiling. Buildings in the background.
P-47s of the 86th Fighter Group, distinguished by their bright red and white striped enpennages, are seen in operation at the Poretta Airfield, Casamozza, Corsica, during World War 2. Several P-47s (with razor back canopies) are seen parked on the field. One P-47 takes off and another lands.
A squadron of P-47s flying in formation low over an airfield in Corsica. Their moving shadows clearly visible on the ground. Flight of four P-47s, illuminated by sunlight , as they fly over dark smooth, unseen, water. View from P-47 as it circles and then strafes a bridge over a river.
Pilot sits in cockpit of P-47 aircraft. Pilot's hand at the instrument panel, turning lens of GSAP (Gun Sight Aiming Point). Four positions of camera on P-47 shown. Camera in wheel well, in wing, behind pilot and under wing. Gun Shot Aiming Point in wing.
Camera positions in aircraft P-47. Camera installed behind pilot, under the wing, in the wing, and the wheel well. Pilot's hand at instrument panel. Actor James Stewart reads a passage from a book about the film'Thunderbolt' depicting U.S. Air Forces operations flying P-47 aircraft, during World War II. A ship in a harbor. Ruined buildings at Italian port town. Italian civilians pass on street. Ruined buildings in town. Horse-drawn carts pass along road. Men and women in rubble. Face of an old lady. Refugees on Kimble Bridge. Children in rubble-strewn street. Skeleton of dead bombing victim in rubble. Clouds settled over mountains. A river and waterfall as seen from aircraft. Aerials of town on banks of river. Ruins of Italian towns. Wrecked train. Map highlights Corsica, Mediterranean Sea and Sicily. Island of Corsica. A family with animals being watered at a fountain. Several people posing outside the "Bar Napoleon."Corsican people on street. A graveyard containing German war dead. Man climbs control tower at Alto Air Base in Corsica. Crew at work on airfield. Unfuzed bombs are casually rolled off a moving trailer onto the ground. Man refuels P-47. A soldier sleeps in tent. Men in tents and outside get ready for mission in morning. Airman looks into mirror. Airmen wear uniform and comb hair. Men wash faces and shave. Men brush teeth. Also shows morning activities of a Captain. Aerials of Alto Air Base. Men on look out tower. A Lieutenant smokes pipe. Airmen enter tent and get instructions from officer. Men around chart.