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French Prisoners of War are returning to their homes in France (WW2)
French Prisoners of War (POW) are returning to their homes in France during World War II. The men get off from a train and are embraced by their families.
British R.A.F. bombing raids by A-20 aircraft in German-occupied France and over Germany in World War II.
World War 2 Newsreel footage of British air raids on German occupied France, titled "Day and Night R.A.F. makes Nazis take it !" Six Douglas DB-7/A-20 Havoc attack bomber aircraft (American made, but ordered by Britain) take off from England and are seen flying in formation over the English Channel. A-20 Havocs approach beach. A-20 Havocs over French countryside. Point of view footage looking out from cockpit of airplanes flying low over French countryside and approaching German held industrial and chemical plants in Lille making German munitions. View of bombardier pulling bomb release trigger, followed by bombs away view. Damage done by bombing seen. Port and buildings being bombed by A-20 bombers at St. Malo. Explosions seen in dock areas from the air. Back in England, RAF pilots suit-up in cold weather gear for night bombing flights over Germany. View of a line of carrier pigeons each in a box, to be carried in each plane and released if the pilot gets in trouble. A pilot carrying a pigeon in a box. Bomber crews consult together at their planes before boarding. U.S. airmen being trained join together with RAF flyers and board Avro Lancaster bombers for the night raids. Lancaster bombers taxi and takeoff. Halifax III taxiing and taking off. Hawker Hurricane or Spitfire fighters seen in flight ready to engage Nazi fighters. Views of actual bombing raid on a German city by Lancaster bombers. Incoming flak and anti-aircraft fire. Explosions on ground over targets in Germany. [Note: Interestingly, the film uses shots of a German Junkers 88 bomber, instead of a Lancaster, to illustrate the nose of the aircraft at night.]
A fighter attack on B-17s flying in formation in France.
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. An aerial view of a B-17 plane in flight. B-17 number-4 engine on fire. A fighter attack on B-17s. Tracers fire at the same. B-17s flying in formation. Vapor trails left behind by the B-17s. (World War II period).
B-17F Flying Fortresses drop bombs on the target area in France.
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. B-17s taxi on an airstrip. The planes take off. The planes drop bombs over the target area. (World War II period).
B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle drop bombs on a harbor in France.
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. A B-17 in flight with smoke trails behind. An aerial view of bomb drops over a large harbor city. B-17, number-4 engine smoking. Flak bursts. The planes fly in formation. Fighters dive on formation of B-17s. (World War II period).
Crew leaves a B-17F Flying Fortress after a mission in France.
Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. Men leave a B-17. They kiss the ground. A wounded crew member sits on the ground. A soldier treats him. A pilot in the cockpit of the plane. Soldiers stand near the plane. A wrecked wing of the plane. Crew members stand near the plane. (World War II period).