B-17 crew members, possibly those associated with the Memphis Belle, meeting with an officer as they plan their mission. The officer shakes hands with the crew as they sit down at a table. A crew member demonstrates flight strategy with his hands. Officer writing in report while a crew member looks at a map. Smiling crew member drinks coffee and smokes while again using his hands to show airplane flight. Crew smoking cigarette in front of poster that warns about "a careless word" causing death. Two crew members playfully fighting over a rabbit's foot. One of them kisses the rabbit's foot before putting it into his brief case. Close up of officer speaking to men.
A B-17 bomber crew, possibly crew members of the Memphis Belle, kneel down next to their plane and view a map as they discuss their mission. Two crew members confer as camera pans to other crew members. Over the shoulder shot of crew listening. Close up views of each crew member, some laughing and smiling.
View of cottage next to airfield as jeep drives onto field where two B-17 flying fortress bombers are parked. A line of bomber crew members in dress uniform. Possible the crew of the Memphis Belle. The United States Distinguished Flying Cross medal is pinned on a crew member. Close up of the Distinguished Flying Cross medal.
A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crew member paints a yellow bomb symbol on a plane to denote another bombing mission accomplished.
POV rear landing gear lifting off from runway on a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber./
United States President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing his appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first African American to become a justice in the United States Supreme Court. Johnson notes that, "the senate willing, he will become associate justice to succeed justice Clark." Various still images of Thurgood Marshall's career in court. An African American man notes, "now, a new generation of Thurgood Marshalls must struggle to make the constitution live."
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