British paratroopers in North Africa during World War II. The paratroopers board Dakota (DC-3 or C-47) aircraft. Aircraft lined up on a field. Two paratroopers put on their helmets. Paratroopers don equipment. Paratroopers board the aircraft.
British paratroopers in North Africa during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft taxis along a field. Aircraft taxis past other aircraft on a field. Paratroopers inside cabin of C-47 aircraft. Paratroopers jump from the aircraft. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft in formation. C-47 aircraft landing after the mission. Other C-47s parked. One has engines running.
Several military runway ground crew members resting outside. They get get up together and look at the sky. One crew member counts on his hand as he looks at the sky. Another picks up wheel chocks as the crew moves off camera.
View of military air base tarmac and ground crew. One crew member reads a newspaper while others repair a bicycle. Crew member seen through bicycle wheel while its is fixed while upside down.
Wide shot of building on a military air base. Three men look out a window on the building. Another man emerges from a doorway but then jumps backwards back into the building. Close up of three men looking out window at sky waiting for airplanes...probably bombers, to return to base.
Distant view of B-17 bombers in formation visible through window of a B-17.
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