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Robot bomb damage in England; launching sites and wide gauge tracks for transporting bombs in Cherbourg, France (WWII)

U.S. Army 9th Air Force North American P-51 Mustang fighters in flight and tracking a V-1 Flying bomb to shoot it down over Southern England, United Kingdom, during World War II. Crowds inspect damage caused by V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets, also known as “robot bombs.” A crater formed by a German robot bomb. A U.S. Army soldier collects fragments while inspecting the bottom of the bomb crater. British and American soldiers and British civilians inspect the damage. Aerial and ground views of an unfinished German V-1 and V-2 launch site on the Cherbourg Peninsula in Normandy, France after its capture by Allied forces. The main rocket ramp is seen on the launch site. A crane at the unfinished launch site. A concrete strip under construction. An unfinished section at the Cherbourg rocket launch site. The rich concrete mixture used in the construction of the massive installation is reinforced by lattice-type steel rods (half inch thick woven in squares). Unfinished and destroyed platforms from 29 rocket launch installations made by German forces at Cherbourg before the Normandy landings. Large solid underground structures intended as showrooms for shells and equipment. Unfinished or damaged narrow-gauge railroad used for supplies and construction. Carts are seen on the railroad. Netting laced with metal leaves to prevent fading is used for camouflage. A soldier arranges green coverings outside a bunker. A man stands on a crater. Wide gauge tracks to bring bombs to the platform. Some parts of the installation are bombed by Allied bombers.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044559
American B-26 bomber takes off; a flight of British Lancaster bombers seen through a gunsight; a German Stuka dive bomber.

Brief views of American, British and German aircraft of World War II. A lone U.S. B-26 takes off from an airfield. Several British Lancaster bombers as seen through a gun sight. A close view of German Stuka dive bomber. (German pilot can be seen in the cockpit.)

Date: 1944
Duration: 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044908
City of Menton in France and Monte Carlo in Monaco.

Aerial views of the city of Menton in France. Houses in the city with mountains in the background. Shoreline of Monaco, Monte Carlo. A French soldier looks at the view from above the shore. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, September 8
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048353
P-47 of 62nd Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, strafes targets on railroads and highways.

Aircraft P-47flown by Lieutenant Colonel Schilling,of 62nd Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Command, stationed in England. Gun camera images show strafing of targets on railroads and highways.

Date: 1944, August 10
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051891
Views of German air and naval nighttime operations in World War II

Nighttime operations in World War 2, by German military air and naval units. German Air Force aviators discuss a mission. German armorers fastening large bombs under fuselage of a German Dornier 17 twin engine bomber, at night. The aircrew boarding the aircraft. Engines running and the bomber taxiing out for takeoff. Scene switches to a German coastal gun firing in the darkness. Next, the wake from a German torpedo boat, is seen at night. Interior of the boat, showing controls. A gun on deck, and face of sailor operating the boat. TWo torpedoes being launched. Explosion and fire from torpedo striking a ship, seen at night. Controls of a ship set to full speed ahead. A torpedo being launched from a surfaced submarine at night. A huge explosion from the torpedo striking a target ship.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675056331
U.S. Army Air Forces P-47s in formation flight in France and Italy during World War II.

P-47 aircraft in flight in Corsica, France during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 aircraft in formation flight over Alto Air Base in Corsica. P-47s fly over trees in Italy.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059812