Aerial formation of B-17s over English countryside. Formation of B-17s at relatively low altitude. .Views from gunners' positions and from pilot's position in the cockpit of one aircraft.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War 2. Crewmen inspect flak damage to B-17F, tail number 42-29487 named "Ritzy Blitz" (name not shown) of the 91st Bombardment Group, 324th Squadron, stationed at RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England. Severe damage is seen on left wing flap and left elevator.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bomber "Memphis Belle" taxiing on outboard engines with inboards shut down, on an airfield in England during World War II. The pilot, Captain Robert K. Morgan is seen on the ground smiling, after the B-17 is parked. A crew member looks out of the pilot's cockpit window.
Activities of people at a large outdoor swimming pool in England, during World War 2.. Many people swimming in the pool. Large modernistic building in the background. Some U.S. airmen, on furlough (not identified) enjoy the pool too. A man in white trunks dives from high board into the pool. Two boys go down huge slide into the pool. Group of swimmers look on. Many people swimming in the pool.
Scenes from filming of "Combat America" during World War 2. U.S. Army Air Force personnel,on furlough, take rides on horse-drawn coaches, near seaside resort, in England. Driver and young woman seated aboard coach pulled by four horses. Several British dwellings in the background. U.S. Army Air Force personnel climb aboard horse-drawn coaches.
Wounded American airman, accompanied by uniformed nurses on the grounds of a rehabilitation center in England during World War 2. One airman picks a tulip for U.S. Army lieutenant (Nurse) accompanying him at the infirmary. Several recovering wounded are seen fishing from the bank of a stream on the grounds. One catches an eel. U.S. Air Force Captain Clark Gable, a Hollywood movie star, visits one of the recovering wounded 8th Air Force B-17 pilots to see how he is.They discuss the events surrounding his wounding. Captain Gable asks his opinion of the B-17 aircraft. The pilot responds that it is the "best in the world."