View from inside a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft in flight over Tunisia, during World War 2. Several Martin B-26 bombers in formation are seen climbing out below and then flying alongside the camera plane.. Views of the hilly terrain below. Setting sun, hills, and river seen toward tail and then over wing of the C-47 camera aircraft.
Pilot and copilot in cockpit of a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 in flight over Tunisia during World War 2. A formation of B-26 bombers seen overhead. Scene shifts to several B-26s landing in succession on a runway. Some twin engine aircraft seen parked at left edge of the runway and brief glimpse of a Spitfire fighter plane with engine running in dirt at right side of the active runway while B-26s are landing. Pilots holding a large map as they debrief a mission with an intelligence officer on the tarmac. The aircrews then walk to an operations room where they get some refreshments and continue discussing the mission.
A USAAF B-26 bomber being armed during World War 2. A wheeled bomb dolly loaded with 500 pound bombs is parked next to a B-26 aircraft. Four armorers, using special handles, slide one of the bombs off the carrier and move it under the aircraft. Another crew also removes a bomb from the carrier. Next scene shows armorers inserting fuzes in several bombs on the ground under the aircraft bomb bay. View, through operations building window, of a P-38 fighter plane parked in the grass, and B-26 bombers taxiing past it in the background. A P-38 fighter aircraft viewed almost head-on as it comes in for a landing. A formation of B-26 bombers overhead.
B-26 aircraft landing in Tunisia. B-26 being refueled from 4 or 5 gallon gasoline cans. Airmen throw them to the ground as they empty them. American airman examining hole in bomber from attack. Tail of bomber riddled with machine gun holes. A USAAF P-38 fighter landing and a B-26 bomber landing. (World War II period).
Major General James B Doolittle, commander, Northwest African Strategic Air Forces, presenting award citations to U.S. Army Air Forces fliers. He presents Distinguished Flying Cross to a Colonel, who wears Command Pilot wings. General Doolittle surrounded by fliers, points to Bizerte, on a map of Tunisia. Doolittle donning a flight jacket, as he stands beside an airplane.
Mountains are seen in Morocco. French officers inspect a small contingent of Goums in formation.. These were known as "Gourmiers Marocains," a name Americanized to "Goums" by U.S. soldiers during WWII. The patterns on their flowing coats indicate their tribal affiliations.