United States CG-4A, a cargo military glider and C-47 Skytrain take off in Brisbane, Australia in World War II. The two aircrafts fly overhead.
United States CG-4A,a cargo military glider in Brisbane, Australia. Old type vertical stabilizer brackets and new type brackets are seen. Old and new type clevis brackets are seen under the tail. CG-4A gliders parked on ground.
United States CG-4A, a cargo military glider takes off and lands after a short flight in Brisbane, Australia.
German cavalry on horseback entering Belgium and Berman infantry marching in France, at the start of World War 1 (1914). The famed Taxicab army is seen carrying French soldiers in Paris. General Ferdinand Foch reviewing elements of the French 9th Army. French and British troops firing a British BL 8-inch howitzer. French troops rushing across no-man's land of trenches and barbed wire, as shells burst. German soldiers taken prisoners in trench. General Foch shaking hands with U.S. General Pershing, aboard a U.S. warship. Sketch of signing of the armistice, November 1, 1918 on a railway carriage at Compiegne. Monument to Marshal Foch. Monument to Minister of War, Andre Maginot. concrete being poured. French construction of the Maginot Line. Animated illustrated cross-section of the line.View of troops moving on rail cars in the Maginot line. Glimpse of Maginot line guns on surface. At outbreak of World War 2, French troops deploy to the Maginot line. French troops inside bunkers and tunnels of Maginot Line. Marshal Petain reviewing the troops as they deploy. Muzzle of a Maginot line gun. Hitler with Military Chiefs planning. View of French Foreign Minsister, Aristide Briand,during signing of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand antiwar pact in Paris.Frank R. Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State at the table to Briand's left. His signature on the document. A field full of French Morane 406 airplanes. French airman poses with Potez 58 airplane. French AMC 34 tanks. Crowd milling about at Renault Building and unrest elswhere in Paris, France. Newspapers chronicle failure of the League of Nations. Movie cartoon about weakening of France by Nazi inspired social strife and sabotage. French Army troops in mess hall eat at long tables and pour wine with meal. Idle French troops across the Rhine River targeted by German propaganda and psychological warfare including banners; messages by balloons;German bands playing French tunes; large loudspeakers broadcasting in French.
A film titled 'The Memphis Belle' shows rural countryside aroound a B-17 airbase in rural England, during the second World War. United States B-17 bombers of the 8th Air Force parked with ground crewmen perform maintenance work on them. Rows of bombs stored in munitions dump. Armorers move large bombs using chain hoists, and place them on wheeled trailers. Air crewmen ride atop the bombs as they are towed to the B-17s. One bomb rider plays the harmonica as they roll along. Crewmen arm the bombs.
American air crews attend a briefing session in England during World War II. The mission briefer points out their target as the German port of Willhelmshaven. He also points to the positions of B-17s in the mission formation. Among them is seen Captain Morgan's name (pilot of the "Memphis Belle") as one of the flight leaders. The aircrews "hack" their watches. Several crew members kneel as a Chaplain gives them a blessing before the mission.
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