Groundcrewman fueling tank of a P-47 thunderbolt aircraft of 8th Air Force in England. P47s and P-38s take off to escort B-17 bombers on mission to Emden, Germany. One P-38, tail number 42-67057, is from the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group. Scenes of American B-17 bombers in formation, escorted by P-47 and P-38 fighters. B-17s from the 95th Bomb Group (13th Bomb Wing) at Horham, UK, and B-17s from the 305th Bomb Group (40th Bomb Wing) at Chelveston, UK. Gun camera scenes of German fighters being hit by P-47 gunfire. Planes flying over clouds. Flight of four P-38s joins the formation. P-38 gun camera views of German fighters being destroyed. Scenes of crew members inside B-17 bombers under attack by fighters and flak. German fighters attacking the formation of bombers head-on.
Formation of U.S. Army Air Force B-17 bombers over Emden, Germany, during World War 2. They are under fire by flak and German Luftwaffe fighters. B-17 belly gunner firing at attacking German fighter plane which explodes. Scene of a waist gunner firing from inside a B-17. Bombardier crouched over bombsight in nose of B-17. Bombs exploding on targets below. View from inside of bomb bay doors opening on a B-17. Bombs away view of bombs falling from open bomb bay. Scenes of smoke rising from explosions on ground. German aircraft being shot down. Aerial view of Emden, Germany. Several views of B-17s with bombs dropping from them. B-17 with Square B tail code of the 95th Bombardment Group. Black smoke from antiaircraft firing (flak). German fighters attacking B-17s. A new group of P-47 fighters arrive for aerial dogfights to protect the bombers. Waist gunner firing at enemy German aircraft. B-17 is hit by a German long-range antiaircraft rocket and explodes.
African American soldiers of 45th Engineer Regiment at mail call to collect their letters and mails at Ledo Road near Tingkawk in Burma. Postman distributes mails to soldiers. Mails on drum. Tents in background. (World War II period).
African American soldiers of 45th Engineer Regiment receive mails at Ledo Road near Tingkawk in Burma. Soldier tries on woolen sweaters and gloves taken from package. (World War II period).
An African American soldier of 45th Engineer Regiment dancing after wearing sweater in Ledo Road near Tingkawk in Burma. Soldiers looking at pin-up picture of Lena Horne. (World War II period).
African American soldiers of 45th Engineer Regiment share pinup photos of Lena Horne outside a tent at mile marker 164, Ledo Road, near Tingkawk Burma during World War II. A sign on the tent reads, "The Yard Bards." One soldier kisses the pinup photo. Another African American soldier gets a haircut from an African American barber while reading the "India-Burma-Theater-Roundup" newspaper. Headline on newspaper reads, "Worst Week of War for Japanese as Nazi Western Front Cities Burn."
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