U.S. General James Harold Doolittle inspects B-29 Stratofortress in the United States. General Doolittle gets into a B-29 and then comes out. He is escorted by officers and he gets into a car. B-29 taxis and takes off. Planes parked in the background. B-29 taxis on the runway.
U.S. Army Air Forces Mitchell B-25 crews prepare for the raid on Tokyo, Japan, under the command of Lt. Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle. B-25 Mitchell on the deck of USS Hornet in the Pacific Ocean. USAAF men stand around a plane. B-25 Mitchell taxi and take off from the deck. Insignia of the United States Army Air Forces. A crewman gives a signal. A view of an empty deck. A B-25 taxis on the deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8).
Crew members seen at duty stations in a B-52. View from the cockpit as the B-52 approaches a KC-135 tanker aircraft in flight. Refueling boom of the tanker comes close to the B-52 windshield and then disappears from view above and behind. B-52 breaks off and pilot smiles.
American flier polishing name "Lovely Louise" on nose of Martin B-26B, tail number: 41-17762 of the 439th Bomb Squadron, 319th Bomb Group. in Tunisia, during World War 2. American airmen loading belt of 50 caliber machine gun bullets into the aircraft. Interior of B-26 showing two armorers feeding in the machine gun bullets. Truck pulling trailer with bombs in it. Bomb laden trailer backing up towards B-26. Ground crew carrying bomb toward bomber. Ground crew lifting bomb off trailer. Bomb being lifted off trailer. Ground crew adjusting bomb mechanism. Ground crew working on bomb under wing. Bomb hoisted into bomb bay.
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.
Captain Benjamin R Battle climbs into cockpit of Chinese Nationalist F-104B plane during transfer of F-104 planes to Chinese Nationalist Air Force at Kuang Kuan Air Base in Taiwan. Assistant on aircraft ladder. Chinese Nationalist F-104B with ladder up to cockpit and flexible hose running from ground service equipment to aircraft. Chinese Nationalist ground crewmen. Chinese Nationalist civilian with large coolie hat at the wheel of a tug. Chinese Nationlist insignia on F-104B engine. Chinese Nationalist F-104B taxies to left on runway.
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