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United States B-17 bombers land at Popesti Airfield to rescue POWs (Operation Gunn, WWII)
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. Captured Allied prisoners of war waiting for evacuation at Popesti-Leordeni Airfield. Allied prisoners shaking hands and saying goodbye to Romanians. Some Allied prisoners of war are seen wearing Nazi German Stalhelm helmets (worn as souvenirs). United States bombers approaching Popesti Airport to evacuate 1,161 Allied prisoners of war from Romania. Allied POWs begin to move in lines according to their assigned groups. Some prisoners of war waving at the camera. Colonel Krager shoots a handgun to send signal to an incoming bomber. Bombers flying over Popesti Airfield. Crowds of Allied prisoners of war waving and cheering. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber landing at Popesti Airfield.
B-17s land to evacuate Allied POWs during (Operation Gunn, WWII)
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. Evacuation of 1,161 Allied prisoners of war (POWs) from Popesti Airfield, near Bucharest, Romania. Captured Allied prisoners of war cheering at the arrival of a United States bomber at Popesti Airfield. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber landing at Popesti Airfield. The first group of prisoners of war board the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber departs Popesti Airfield after the first group of POWs boarded the aircraft. Another group of POWs approach a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. Fighter escorts circle above Popesti airfield as POWs board bombers to San Giovanni Airfield (Bari), Italy. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber takes off from Popesti Airfield. A prisoner of war wearing a German admiral’s cap and other men waving at the camera during evacuation. Some POWs are holding souvenir handguns as they board the bomber. Soviet soldiers on horseback watch departing Allied POWs’ evacuation. Allied prisoners of war speak to a Soviet soldier. “Germans kaput” says the narrator, pertaining to the only words both Soviet and Allied troops mutually understand.
Allied prisoners of war leave Popesti Airfield during Operation Gunn, WWII
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. Evacuation of 1,161 Allied prisoners of war (POWs) from Romanian hospitals and Popesti Airfield, near Bucharest, Romania. Men carry injured Allied POWS out of a hospital. An emaciated Allied POW flexes his muscles while lying on a stretcher. Men place the patient in ambulance. A disabled POW with crutches walks out of the hospital. Two men assist another POW walking with crutches. Injured Allied prisoner of war smiling. A POW smiles while walking with two canes. A man on the stretcher smiles as he is being carried out of the hospital for his evacuation. Allied prisoners of war sit inside the bus. Major Colonel Doctor Ford shake hands and say goodbye to the POW evacuees inside the bus. The bus departs for Popesti Airfield. Prisoners of war evacuees wave their hands from the windows of the bus. Groups of buses carrying POWs drive to Popesti Airfield. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber takes off from Popesti Airfield. Groups of POWs form a line before boarding the evacuation bombers. A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber taxiing. Fighter escorts circle above Popesti airfield during the evacuation. Allied POWs wave at the camera goodbye as they board the aircraft. Men carry a prisoner of war on a stretcher to the aircraft. Wounded prisoners of war are given priority to board on evacuation flights. An injured young pilot waiting while lying down on a stretcher. Men raise the stretcher up the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber’s bomb bay door. Injured POWs on stretchers are taken inside the evacuation aircraft through the bomb bay door. Medics accompany injured POWs during the evacuation flight.
The evacuation of Lieutenant Colonel Gunn to Italy, planning Operation Gunn evacuation (WWII)
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. Opening slate reads “Secret”. A Messerschmitt Bf 109 flies over the American held San Giovanni Airfield near Bari, Italy. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 flown by Romanian Air Force Captain Constantin Cantacuzino from Bucharest is parked after landing in San Giovanni Airfield. Nose of a Messerschmitt Bf 109. United States flag painted on the fuselage of the Messerschmitt Bf 109. United States officers open the fuselage of the German aircraft to examine space where Lieutenant Colonel James Alexander Gunn III had been riding in the plane. Gunn escaped after being held by Romanian authorities. United States Air Force personnel crowd around Captain Cantacuzino and Lieutenant Colonel Gunn. A Jeep stops in front of the Fifteenth Air Force headquarters in Bari. Lieutenant Colonel Gunn meets with United States military officials. Military officials meeting in Bari to discuss developments in Romania as relayed by Lieutenant Colonel Gunn. The 15th Air Force discussing a plan of evacuation in a garden. Captain Cantacuzino participates in the discussion. Man points to map on the table. Two Flying Fortresses carrying the OSS Evacuation Party departs from Bari Airfield. A B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. Flight crew aboard a B-17 bomber to Romania. A radio man in flight. Aerial views of the Albanian coastline and Danube River in Romania as plane approaches Popesti airfield. A Flying Fortress taxi at Popesti Airfield after landing. Romanian Air Force personnel watch the arrival of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Evacuation Party. Romanian Army officers and government officials, including George Askew, Romanian Undersecretary of Economic Affairs and Colonel Neal Eskew, Commanding Officer of the Romanian Air Force, welcome Captain Cantacuzino and the OSS Evacuation Party to Romania. Major Ross of OSS sets up radio communication with Bari, Lt. Dubes at the controls, typing out morse code. The OK sign to camera as happy officers establish contact. B-17 takes off.
German Luftwaffe Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers attack Soviet tanks. German troops on the ground in Hungary during World War II
German Air Force engages Soviet ground forces in Hungary during World War 2. Opening scene shows map of Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania. Next, in view from cockpit , a loose formation of German Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers is seen in flight. They bomb and strafe Soviet tanks on the ground. (Narrator states that German aircraft flew thousands of missions destroying more than three hundred Soviet tanks.) German soldiers are seen in trenches in Hungary. Next, are scenes of fires and of German soldiers near a burning Soviet tank.
Aerial views from German aircraft flying over the Balkans during World War 2.
Film begins with map of the Balkan States including labels for Serbia, Crotia, Hungary, Romania. Next, a Junkers 88 bomber aircraft takes off from an airfield and climbs out close to the camera. It flies high between cloud layers above. View from pilot cockpit of the right engine as the aircraft flies above a solid cloud formation below. Rearward view of the aircraft's vertical stabilizer against backdrop of cumulus clouds. Aerial views of some roads, bridges, and rivers in rugged terrain below. View from low in the aircraft, of crewman silhouetted against canopy. A city seen below. Another view from copilot's seat of the right engine running. Final scene shows aerial view of the city of Sophia, capital of Bulgaria, below.