U.S. military pilots stand at desk counter in flight operation room. Major answers phone and delivers message to the pilots. Pilots carrying parachuted and crash helmets run out of the room. Numerous takes of Pilot seated in cockpit of aircraft, wearing helmet and oxygen mask. Pilot's hand on control stick of aircraft shows maneuvering. Pilot operates control stick of the aircraft.
A C-47 control aircraft flies low over an airfield. It will be coordinating the filming of F-86 sabre jets to commence shortly.
Three F-86 Sabre jet aircraft take off in formation from runway. They make several successive passes in formation, over the field. A C-47 control aircraft is seen high above the airfield.
Man and woman holding toddler in hand. They watch an aircraft overhead. The family stands in the lawn in front of a building. Little boy waves.
Three F-86 Sabre jet aircraft taxi. They take off from runway. Aircraft in formation. F-86 Sabre jet aircraft leave a trail of smoke as they fly overhead. Number of F-86 parked in line.
Series 'Why We Fight' episode "Prelude to War" depicts the battles during World War II. United States soldiers parade on street lead by a band. Japanese bombing attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. The London Blitz with buildings destroyed and burning. The Eiffel Tower in Paris with Nazi flag flying atop it. German troops marching into Paris, through the Arc de Triomphe. Japanese warplanes bombing shanghai, China, in 1937. Chinese residents running for shelter. Glimpse of German "Schwerer Gustav" 80 cmrailway gun firing during German offensive against Soviet Union in 1941. German forces entering Czechoslovakia in 1938. German mounted troops entering France in 1940. Heavy guns firing. German ships en route to Norway 1940. German Ju-52 aircraft flying low over trees. Montage showing rapid succession of war scenes, including heavy guns firing, smoke rising, explosions, an aircraft shot down and crashing straight down, German armor on the move, German Ju-52 aircraft dropping paratroopers into Holland and one flying over Athens, Greece, with Mount Lykabettus in the background. More of the same with Narrator mentioning Belgium, Albania, Yugoslavia, and Russia (where citizens are seen digging anti-tank trenches and fortifications). Cavalry charging across a field. A German tank rolling forward. A German Dornier Do-17 bomber taking off, and bombs falling.
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