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American bomber aircraft smash Axis Oil Fields in Ploiesti Romania during Operation Tidal Wave
United States General Lewis Brereton speaking with crews of bombers of U.S. Ninth Air Force during World War 2. Soldiers plan and prepare for the destruction of the Ploiești oil refineries (or Ploesti) located in Romania. A map shows the plan of "Operation Tidal Wave." The B-24 Liberator aircraft based in Libya are readied and seen taking off and in formation on the way to the daylight attack of the Axis oil fields in Romania. Aerial views of U.S. Army Air Force B-24 aircraft in flight. View of Ploesti Oil Fields as bombers approach target. The refineries and the storage tanks are destroyed by U.S. bombing. Aerial view from bomber looking out over machine gun position during attack. Explosions on ground below. Aerial view of other B-24 aircraft in the sky during the attack, and on their way returning home.
U.S. army bulldozer, caterpillar, scraper being operated to repair Carney Airstrip in Guadalcanal during World War II.
U.S. Army Air Forces bombers and airmen on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers and trucks parked on a strip. Framework of the hangar. Motor of an aircraft. Two members of crew prepare elevator control of B-24. Reparation of Carney Airstrip in progress. A truck pulls landing strip mats on trailer. A bulldozer in operation. A stationary B-24 in the background. The bulldozer pushes a pile of landing mats. Caterpillar, scraper and power shovel work. A pile of discarded mesh landing mats.
U.S. Army Air Force air strip bombings and aviation in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
World War 2 aerial footage of multiple U.S. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft flying with another squadron of unidentified aircraft in the distance. Closeup Aerial shot of another American Consolidated B-24 Liberator. A short clip of a coastline off in the distance with a single airstrip visible perpendicular to the coast line. Distant but clear footage of a single Lockheed P-38 Lightning airplane. Footage of the airstrip with smoke from numerous bomb impacts. Distant footage of two Lockheed P-38 Lightning airplanes. Excellent closeup footage of an American Lockheed P-38 Lightning with the pilot visible in flight. The numbers 370 can be seen on its nose. Two P-38s flying close to one another. Distant shots of the smoking airstrip. View of multiple bombs being dropped, possibly on the airstrip. Airstrip littered with craters from it's many bombings. Bomb impacts are seen in the ocean beyond the airsrip. Smoke rising from the runway and an additional shot of the two P-38s. Shaky shots of an aircraft smoking from it's engine (most likely a B-24 Liberator). It is seen in a nose dive before crashing into the water below.
German propaganda film showing Luftwaffe prowess defending against U.S. daylight bombing operations in World War II
Formation of U.S. Army Air Forces B-17s on a bombing raid into Germany during World War 2. A formation of U.S. P-38 fighter aircraft escorting the bombers. German Me-109s engage the U.S. Army Air Force P-38 fighter aircraft in dogfights. German gun camera view of B-17 being fired upon. Several German FW-190s in the air. Gun camera view of B-17 having its wing shot off and another being raked with gunfire by a German fighter plane passing from behind and over it. View of a German Me-109 and gun camera showing B-17 being shot to pieces from behind. A U.S. Douglas Dauntless aircraft in flight, and one being shot at by a German FW-190. Formation of USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers viewed from behind. More gun camera footage of FW-190 shooting a B-17 from behind, putting one engine out of commission and severly damaging it. More Me-109s in flight. More B-17s being shot from behind. One dramatic shot of a U.S. B-24 Liberator bomber being attacked by a German plane, from the front and top. A B-17 being shot and burning. Footage includes occasional views of German pilots in cockpits pressing gun firing buttons on the control stick.
Allied assaults against the German Gustav Line at Monte Cassino, Italy during World War II
Opening scene shows peaceful Italian mountains, including one snow-capped, in Spring, 1944, during World War 2. Camera focuses on the town of Monte Cassino and its historic Monastery, on a mountain above the town. (German forces held the Rapido-Gari, Liri and Garigliano valleys and some of the surrounding peaks and ridges that formed the heavily defended Gustav Line.) Animated relief map shows where, by mid January, 1944, American, Polish, and British forces had cleared the enemy from mountains east of Cassino and drawn up on the east side of the Rapido valley. Map shows progress of subsequent Allied attacks that finally reached Mount Castellone and then up Abbey Hill at Monte cassino, itself. Image of German soldier is superimposed on the scene, using binoculars on Abbey hilltop to observe Allied forces. (Narrator states: On February 9th, 75 yards from the abbey, we were stuck.") U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft are seen starting engines. Closeup of Fifth Army leaflet warning the local people to leave the Monte Cassino Abbey to avoid shelling and bombing. View of U.S. troops packing the leaflets into thin-skinned shells to deliver the warning by artillery fire. Next, 105 howitzer guns are seen under camouflage netting, firing bombardments of warning shells. Formation of A-20 aircraft taking off. Aerial view from high above, of B-25 bomber formation in flight. Formations of B-17s, B-24s, B-26s in flight enroute to bomb Monte Cassino. Bombs dropping from B-25 Mitchell bombers. Bombs exploding on Monte Cassino and the Abbey. Batteries of 155 mm guns firing. Formation of 6 B-25 bombers in formation. More bombs bursting on Monte Cassino. Animated map shows German forces taking up their earlier defenses again following the Allied artillery and air attacks. It also shows supplies streaming in to the German Green Devils Parachute Division (Luftwaffe’s 1st Fallschirmjaeger [Parachute-Hunter] division.) The map illustrates all the locations in the town that they occupied and would defend to the last man. Map also illustrates circling positions of Allied artillery batteries. Camera focuses on Polish troops and M4 Sherman tanks moving forward in an offensive. Glimpse of U.S. Army Air Forces mechanics working on a Douglas bomber engine. M4 prime movers towing 155mm howitzer guns. Gun crews camouflaging their positions with netting. Various views of A 240mm howitzer being put in place by a crane. Soldiers deploy detector microphones to locate enemy gunfire sources. They test them, and then enclose them in water-proof containers, bury and cover them. Sound from the microphones being recorded on film at a machine in the Command Post. The data being plotted on a map and corresponding grid locations phoned to Battalion headquarters. View of bombers resuming attacks again, on March 15, 1944. Formations of Douglas bombers, followed by B-25s, seen dropping bombs that explode in the town of Monte Cassino. Artillery firing. Formation of B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. Formation of B-17s dropping bombs. String of bombs exploding in a line on the town. More views of artillery barrages. More lines of bombs exploding. Allied forces storming the shattered town found German soldiers using destroyed structures as shelters to fire from and rubble obstructing the movements of Allied tanks, so the Allied advance was again stopped. Later, a newspaper headline reports resumption of Allied offensive.
Final bombing mission of the B-17 "Memphis Belle" during World War 2
Ground crew loads bombs into a B-17. Pilot, Captain Robert K.Morgan and his crew, arrive by jeep and jump off in front of their aircraft, the "Memphis Belle." at an airfield in England during World War II. Captain Morgan gives final briefing to the crew as they stand in front of their aircraft. He and his crew then climb aboard, take up their positions and start engines. View of the nose and fuselage of the "Memphis Belle" shows artwork, including 24 bombs painted on its side. Views of other B-17s included in this mission shows names and artwork on their fuselages. Among them are: 'Dame Satan',' Hitler's Gremlin','Heavyweight','Royal Flush','Old Bill' ,'In Der Fuehrer's Face','Helno Gal' , 'Peggy my little Waaf', and 'Desperate Journey'. Group of B-17s take off, one at a time, for the mission. View from the undercarriage of one B-17 as it takes off and the landing gear is raised. Aerial views of English countryside and of several British airbases, as the B-17s fly at relatively low altitude on their way toward the English Channel.
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