Mechanics repair damaged Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers during World War II. United States Air Force bombers flying in formation. Closer view of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber with its damaged engine, wing and nose. A mobile workshop trailer truck carrying United States air corps mechanics arrives beside a damaged B-17 aircraft at an airfield in England. A cartoon with words “Which way’d he go Sheriff?” and “Air Corps- U.S.” designed on mobile workshop trailer truck. Mechanics lift the plane by inflating balloon jacks and work on the damaged aircraft. Groups of mechanics repair engines of damaged bombers. Another B-17 Flying Fortress makes a belly landing without landing gear and skids to a stop. Pilot and co-pilot crawl out of the plane.
A documentary titled 'The Battle of Germany' depicts United States B-17 bombers in Germany during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft drop bombs on German targets in Berlin. Aerial views of bombers flying and dropping bombs with explosions of German targets. Flak bursts near bombers in flight. Shot of bombers returning home shows a stationary propeller on the camera-carrying aircraft, that was knocked out of action during the bombing run. Another B-17 lands and wounded flight crew is taken off the plane to an ambulance by medical personnel. A large group of flyers and crew stand near a B-17 aircraft with nose art name "I'll be around", and some sit on the aircraft. A crew member says to the camera, "Men, now that we've been the first ones to Berlin, how would you like to go back again?" The men then cheer.
Film starts showing view from inside a U.S 8th Air Force B-17 flying fortress bomber going through clouds of black flak from German anti-aircraft fire over Kassel, Germany during World War 2. View from another airplane of bombs falling from a B-17. View from a bomber of bombs bursting on the ground with heavy smoke rising. More views of flak clouds. A B-17 is truck by anti-aircraft fire has flames coming from its right wing. Crew members are seen bailing out of the plane, as it slowly descends. Closeup of the stricken airplane. Glimpse of a possible open parachute. View from inside a B-17 as cluster of bombs fall from its bomb bay. View of contrails below as seen from inside one of the bombers.
United states B-26 bombers drop bombs over Nazi installations in France during World War II. Bomb bay doors of the aircraft opens and bombs hit a bridge over river Seine. Bombs impact causing a pillar of smoke to rise up. B-26 bombers drop bombs over towns and bridges. B-26 aircraft in flight during raid, as seen from various parts of one B-26 aircraft, including through gunners window with machine gun in foreground.
Views of aircraft B-19 and C-47 on ramp. Crewman walking on wings of B-19 and view of landing wheel. Major Stanley Umstead and crewman boarding B-19 and taking off for flight test. Umstead and others in cockpit of the plane and crewman going towards motor repair stations through passage in wings of the aircraft. B-19 flying over Los Angeles accompanied by aircraft P-40C.
1365th photo squadron film titled 'Missiles boost B-52 effectiveness'. GAM-77 Hounddog and GAM-72 Quail missiles tested. Hounddog being loaded into U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. B-52 Stratofortress in flight. Quail dropped from B-52 Stratofortress. Men on plotting screen in air tracking station.
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