View of a B-29 fuselage painted with cartoon bird and lettering: 'The B.A.Bird' written beside it. [This aircraft, Serial number 42-93896, and Tail Code "Circle X, (unseen) belongs to the 1st Squadron, 9th Bomb Group, 313th Bomb Wing stationed on North Field, Tinian. Its aircraft commander is Captain Wendell W. Hutchison, and one of its Crew Chiefs is Sergeant Chester Ziel.] Next seen are B-29s on Saipan, in the Marianas Islands in World War 2 . Numerous United States B-29s parked on the field with plain "V" tail codes, indicating 20th Air Force, 73rd Bomb Wing, 499th Bombardment Group. A Group of B-29 Superfortress bombers in formation over the airbase. A B-29 lands on the runway.
A U.S. Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-36 towed by a tug on an airfield. A crew member walks towards nose gear section of B-36. B-36 in flight and formations of B-3s. Animated map shows enemy territories across the world, and B-36s dropping bombs, wiping out enemy cities. Formation of four B-36 aircraft over clouds.
Views of USAF (United States Air Force) airplanes parked at the airstrip of Langley Air Force Base. Lt. Col. Robert Olds standing in front of a B-17 airplane. A ground crew man gets into a rubber lifeboat and moves oars back and forth. Ground crewman pushing landing gear wheel of a B-17. B-17 taxiing and taking off from Langley airstrip. Aerial view of Langley field, nearby buildings and waterway as aircraft ascend. View inside B-17 of pilot and co-pilot in cockpit of the B-17. Airplanes in flight, aerial views of formation of B-17 aircraft in flight.
General James Harold Doolittle inspect B-29 Stratofortress in the United States. B-29 Superfortress taxis and takes off. Planes parked in the background. Insignia of United States. Another B-29 turns on a runway. General James Harold Doolittle stands near B-29. General Doolittle and pilot enter B-29. General at controls. He looks out from the window of B-29. General Doolittle gets in the car.
United States Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers dropping bombs on German targets during World War II. Bombs falling and hitting targets. A waist gunner in B-17 shoots down a German aircraft and it descends. A United States airman descends with parachute. A mechanic inspects damage on bomber’s tire. A B-17 Flying Fortress taxiing. Wounded soldiers on stretchers being taken off the plane. A damaged B-17 bomber with a hole near gun turret. Another B-17 crash causing an explosion. Fire fighters spray water to fight blaze. B-17 bombers fly in formation.
A documentary titled Forts' Blitz Berlin Again depicts United States B-17 bombers in Germany during World War II. B-17 aircrafts engines being warmed up before take off. Pilot and navigator are seen as flares are fastened to pilot's seat. German aircraft ME-109 makes passes at United States B-17. Waist gunners fire at German planes from B-17. United States B-17 drops bombs on German targets in Berlin and these bombs make impact by causing fire and smoke. B-17 makes a crash landing.
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