8th Army Air Force footage 'Fighter Kills over Europe'. Enemy fighter planes ME-109 on ground and in air destroyed by United States fighter planes during World War 2. Strafing of airfields, railroad trains and airfield towers by United States fighter planes.
A film titled 'Fighter kills'. Gun camera footage showing strafing of German planes; trucks; trains; and lines of communication, by United States Army Air Forces fighter planes during World War 2.
A film titled 'Fighter kills,' containing a number of selected scenes of aerial combat strafing of ground targets by U.S. fighter aircraft of the 8th Air Force during World War 2. U.S. aircraft shoot down German aircraft including FW-190s and Me-109s. In one scene, the pursuing American airplane passes extremely close to the German pilot's parachute, after he bails out.
German Messerschmitt Bf 109 taxis past camera as formation of Dornier Do-17 bombers takes off. The bombers underway in formation. Complete change of scene shows German gun camera view of an American B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft being shot to pieces in a head-on attack. A formation of U.S. Army Air Force B-17 aircraft being attacked by German Luftwaffe fighters. One B-17, alone, in trouble, is fired upon while descending. View of German DO-17s in formation. German gun camera film aerial dogfight with American B-17 being attacked from ahead and below. Pieces of the B-17 falling away.
An 85-year old former marine engineer and U-boat designer, arrives for a visit to a modern German submarine during World War 2. It is raining and he carries an umbrella. Crew members help him aboard the docked boat. He stands in the main control room, as crew members explain the features of their U-boat. Next he is seen back on deck with a young woman. The Captain returns his umbrella and the two step back onto the dock, as an officer salutes.
As film opens, a sign in German is displayed reading "Soldier You enter an area with brave and believing people who also know and have overcome carpet bombing." Camera focuses on a large seemingly undamaged cathedral. German troops are seen gathering up their gear and preparing to move during World War 2. Glimpse of a German sailor standing nearby. People boarding a tram with the cathedral in the background. A truck driver stopped and presenting identification to a German soldier on the sidewalk. German troops with their gear, including bedrolls, walking en masse toward and past the camera. Several older civilian men in the background. Signs on building walls (in German) reading "With the Leader to Victory" and "Now fight even more to Victory."