U.S. Army Air Force aircraft at an airfield in Germany in final days of World War II, in Europe. Airmen refuel a B-26 Marauder bomber parked on the airfield, from a tanker truck, using hoses over the wings. .Nine B-26s take off, in succession, from the airstrip. P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft in flight. A formation of aircraft. Fire guard stands by, with small extinguisher, as a B-26 cranks and starts engine number 1. He then runs to the other side of the aircraft for the start of engine number 2.
Wrecked ships and planes at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii two days after Japanese air raid attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Foremast of USS Arizona (BB-39) torn and twisted. Damaged USN (United States Navy) PB2Y Coronado flying boat and other planes. Damaged hangar in the background. A tug alongside a wrecked foremast of Arizona.
Some of the Officers and men of the Dutch submarine, O-19, are brought to the U.S. submarine, USS Cod (SS-224) aboard yellow inflatable life rafts, after their boat ran aground on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, South China Sea, in final days of World War 2. They are helped from the life rafts by U.S. sailors. Dutch crewmen smile as they walk along the deck of USS Cod. More crew from the O-19, close by the Cod, step into life rafts. Crew of the Cod pull a raft in close with lines as the Dutch crew members throw personal belongings to deck of the Cod, and climb aboard. Officers and men of the O-19 standing on deck of the USS Cod.
Smoke rises from the Dutch submarine, O-19, as she is struck by gunfire from deck gun of the USS Cod (SS-224), during actions to scuttle her following rescue of her crew from Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, South China Sea, where she ran aground during final days of World War 2. A huge explosion occurs as a torpedo from the USS Cod strikes the reef and the O-19. Smoke rising from the O-19.
View from the USS Cod, of the Dutch submarine, O-19, aground on Ladd Reef, Spratly Islands, South China Sea. Smoke rises as shells from the deck gun of the USS Cod (SS-224) explode in actions to scuttle the O-19, after her crew was rescued, in final days of World War 2. White smoke drifts across the camera, each time the deck gun fires.
United States Army Air Forces operations in Germany during final days of World War 2 in Europe. United States Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolts taxiing on a ramp in front of an open hangar at Fritzlar Air Base. A group of crew chiefs conversing. Trees in the foreground. P-47 takes off. Crewmen pushing a bomb trailer. A crew chief reading the pony edition of the "Times." Mechanics work on jeeps. An airman, followed by a pet dog, climbs steps to a trailer. Enlisted man talking to a Tech Sergeant who leans out window of a building. An L-5 liaison airplane taxis in a parking area. Three U.S. soldiers walking across the perimeter strip. Enlisted men shake hands with pilot of the L-5, who carries a German cavalry sword as a souvenir. They walk into building through door with sign reading: : "Colonel Stecker, Commanding." (Colonel Ray Stecker is Commander, U.S. 365th Fighter Group, of the 84th Fighter Wing.) ground crewman washes down ramp with a hose. P-47 and refueling truck in background.
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