Plane of 8th Bomber Command taking off at an air base in England. Planes flying in group. Animation describing composition of a fighting group. (World War II period).
U.S. planes of 8th Bomber Command during a mission, flying over Germany. Bombardier and navigator wearing mask during the flight. Gunner holding gun. Planes flying over clouds.
U.S. planes of 8th Bomber Command fly during a mission over clouds in Germany. Bombardier and navigator in plane. Both are working inside the aircraft. Scenes inside the aircraft. Firing by the gunners. Navigator navigates through the instrument. Man presses button to fire. Name on a plane reads "Doodle". Pilot and copilot on their seats. A plane being hit. Pilots look at the crashing plane. Plane crashed. German fighters attack back. (World War II period).
U.S. planes of 8th Bomber Command flying over clouds during a mission in Germany. Scenes of navigator and bombardier at their positions. Animation of formation of planes and targeting strategies including firing of marking flares 5 seconds apart. Bombardier readying, seen working at instruments. Machine gunners in doors firing at enemy aircraft. Navigator sees on ground through navigation instrument. Bomb bay doors open. Targets bombed by the planes. Navigation of the area. An enemy plane shot down. (World War II period).
Operations of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) 56th Fighter Group stationed at RAF Halesworth, Southwold, Suffolk, England, during World War 2. A Lieutenant pilot of 56th Fighter Group, writes notes on back of his hamd during briefing by Group Commander about "ramrod" (escort) mission to accompany B-17 bombers to Bremen, Germany. Intelligence officer briefs on enemy flak and fighters, and tells aircrews to watch out for German twin engine rocket planes from below. Weather officer briefs on anticipated conditions. Aircrews synchronize watches. (Narrator remarks about "Ramrod to Emden, suggesting that footage may contain mix of scenes from different missions.) Pilots board jeep ankle deep in mud, piling their chutes on the hood. Jeep stops near a P-47 abd oilot climbs into its cockpit. Propeller seen rotating. P-47C, 41-6271 “Rat Racer” of the 61st Fighter Squadron is seen. Planes taxiing.
P-47D Thunderbolts of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) 56th Fighter Group taxiing and taking off from RAF Halesworth airfield in England in World War 2. They are on mission ("Ramrod to Emden) escorting U.S. bombers in raid on German U-Boat Base at Emden, Germany.The first P-47 seen is serial 41-6261 "Bat Out of Hell" (coded UN-B) flown by LT Gordon Batdorf of the 63rd Fighter Squadron. Others seen in the sequence include P-47s including: 42-74750 ("Lady jane") and 42-74635. Officer fires a flare to signal takeoff. After taking off in pairs, the aircraft of the 63rd Squadron assemble in a formation of 16 aircraft and then join other squadrons of the 56th Fighter Group to proceed on their mission.
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