U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 crew is debriefed by an intelligence officer immediately after returning from a bombing mission during World War 2. In response to his questions, the crew members describe being hit by enemy fire, damage to their aircraft, and attacks by German Fw-190 and Me-109 fighter aircraft. A gunner tells of shooting down a German plane that flew underneath their B-17. Narrator Richard Cordon seated at a desk speaks to camera in a public service announcement, and appeals to capable American mechanics and men under 50 who are handy with tools to volunteer for service with the Army Air Forces. He reads a notice of the U.S. Army Air Forces dated October 1, 1942, inviting civilian mechanics to service with the Army Air Force. Views of mechanics performing various maintenance duties on parked B-17 bomber aircraft. Mechanics work on a B-17 aircraft with name "Baby Doll" on it. A mechanic works on a propeller of B-17 aircraft with nose art and name "Birmingham Blitzkrieg." A mechanic evaluates a machine gun in side door of a B-17 aircraft named "Shoot, You're Faded." Close-up view of notice from the U.S. Army on its letterhead, appealing for mechanics up to 50 years of age.
United States Army Air Force B-17 aircraft in European Theater during World War II. United States 8th Air Force B-17 aircraft in flight. The B-17Gs in a formation flight of two. A B-17F aircraft in flight. Two B-17G and B-17F aircraft take off and climb.
U.S. Army Air Forces operations in Pacific theater during World War 2. Animation shows locations of U.S. 13th Air Force on New Caledonia and U.S. 5th Air Force on Australia. Map shows Hawaii. Main gate at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu. U.S. 7th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft takes off from Hickam AFB. Animation shows the flight of bombers. Jeeps along a jungle highway. Sign on tree reads 'Ohare Field'. Gun crew clean machine guns. 75 mm canon in nose of a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 being cleaned by ground crew. B-25 takes off from Coral airstrip. B-25s in formation. B-25s in flight firing cannons. B-25s strafing Japanese airfields.
Activities of U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. View from inside a B-17. Airmen stand clear as the B-17 taxis along a runway and takes off. View to the rear as the B-17 becomes airborne. Another B-17 in flight. View from inside of B-17 propellers turning.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Crew members watch B-17s returning from a mission. Crew members pose near the nose of a B-17. The name on the B-17 reads "Memphis Belle." 23 bombs are painted on its side, representing 23 bombing missions. Another B-17 displays the name "Desperate Journey" and 7 bombs, for seven missions. B-17s taxi. Crewmen lying on grass. Many officers and crewmen around the "Memphis Belle."
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Members of crew inspect the damage on a B-17 parked at an airfield. Its number 3 engine is feathered. The crew members stand near the nose of the B-17. Damaged elevators of the B-17. A hole in the side of the aircraft. The damaged nose of the B-17. Interiors of the aircraft showing damage. Crew members talk to each other in the B-17. An airman opens bomb bay doors of the aircraft to show the damage.
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