Aerial maneuvers of a British Spitfire plane with British insignia in the sky, England. The pilot of the plane sits in its cockpit. The insignia of Royal Air Force on the fuselage of Spitfire Camouflaged texture on the Spitfire flying in sky. The plane peels off in sky and disappears.
Aerial maneuvers of a British Spitfire plane with British insignia in England. The plane with a camouflaged body in flight. The insignia of Royal Air Force on the fuselage of the Spitfire plane. The plane dives off to its left in sky and disappears.
A film about the role U.S. Army Air Forces ( USAAF) P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft in air strikes over Germany during World War II. P-47 aircraft in formation flight. The aircraft peel off one by one. Aircraft in a hangar. Mechanics work on the aircraft. P-47 Thunderbolts being unloaded at a port in England. Jeeps and trailers tow the aircraft to the hangar. British mechanics work on aircraft as they assemble parts. Aircraft being fueled. Propellers rotate and an aircraft taxis during a test. A pilot comes out from a building. A sign on the building reads 'Test pilots'. P-47 aircraft in flight.
U.S. Airborne units prepare for D-Day Normandy invasion of France in World War 2. Two U.S.Army paratroopers of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (101st Airborne Division) smoke cigarettes as they prepare to board a C-47 Aircraft that will take them to airdrop over Normandy, France. C-47s, painted with white stripes,are seen on the RAF Greenham Common airfield, in England. A column of paratroopers in battle gear, marches from a large hangar, past quonset huts, and a parked glider. Two dogs run along ahead of them. Many groups of paratroopers march across the grass field toward parked C-47 transport aircraft. Several doff their helmets and smile for the camera, as they pass. Officers reads instructions to their respective groups, as they stand beside their airplanes. One sits in the jump door of C-47 tail number 42-100686. The troopers assist one another with their gear, and don life vests.
Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower at his headquarters in England during World War II. General Eisenhower at a desk. He says that American citizens have made many sacrifices to win the war and preserve their freedom. He says that the war must be brought to a speedy conclusion. He urges the Americans to buy bonds to make Allied victory quick and decisive one. A sign reads ' 5th War loan'.
Paratroopers of U.S. 507th Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division prepare to board a U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain plane in England during World War II. The paratroopers walk out of a hangar with parachutes and kit bags. They proceed through a barbed wire fencing and onto a field. Army trucks move the C-47 to where the equipment is loaded. The paratroopers fasten bundles beneath the plane.