Outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle" shot in France. After a mission in France. A B-17 in flight with its number-3 engine smoking. A formation of B-17s. The planes leave vapor trails behind.
B-17 Flying Fortresses parked on an air field in the European Theater. Airmen load cbombs on trailers. A bomb dump area. Bomb trailers being pulled from the area. A plane taxis on a runway. The B-17 in flight. Three planes fly in formation. An aerial view of the plane in flight. (World War II period).
Mission footage outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle". B-17 Flying Fortress in flight in the European Theater. An aerial view of group of B-17s in flight. A pilot in the cockpit. He wears an oxygen mask and the bell inflates and deflates. A gunner prepares to hit a target. Views of the nose guns while in flight. The planes fly in formation leaving vapor trails behind.
United States Army Air Force bomber B-17F Memphis Belle lands at Washington National Airport, Washington DC, during a War Bonds tour in the summer of 1943, in World War 2. Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial seen in the background. B-17F No. 24485 lands at the airport and taxis to a parking position. People approach the Memphis Belle as it is parked. The pilot looks out from the window of cockpit. The Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson and General Henry H. Arnold and Barney Mc Giles greet the crew and pose in front of the aircraft.
Dropping of a Mark 25 Aerial mine in Japan. 21st Bomber Command base at an island in the United States. The Mark 25 mine at the base. Hydro static devices, an extender and a clock delay mechanism. Mines loaded onto B-29 planes. They are dumped on trailers and a parachute is attached to after end. Explosive charge, the extender and the clock mechanism are put in a safety lock. A water soluble washer is attached. An officer specify an enemy area on a map. Group commanders are briefed. A B-29 plane takes off. The bombing door opens on the target. The mine is dropped. The parachute opens. The mine drops in water. (World War II period).
U.S. Marines write personal messages on a bomb in Guam, United States. A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress parked. Two navy hospital vans approach the bomber plane. U.S. Marines get off the van. An airforce officer gives a chalk to the marines to write their personal messages on a bomb. The bombs are attached to the right wing of the bomber. A U.S. Marine writes 'Happy Birthday Charlie' on the bomb. Another marine writes his message on the bomb. The bomber aircraft taxis and takes off for bombing in South Vietnam. Contrails come out of the aircraft. The B-52 in flight. Marines and officers stand in a group and look at the bomber plane in flight. (Vietnam War period).
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