U.S. planes of 8th Bomber Command during a mission, flying over Germany. Bombardier and navigator wearing mask during the flight. Gunner holding gun. Planes flying over clouds.
U.S. planes of 8th Bomber Command fly during a mission over clouds in Germany. Bombardier and navigator in plane. Both are working inside the aircraft. Scenes inside the aircraft. Firing by the gunners. Navigator navigates through the instrument. Man presses button to fire. Name on a plane reads "Doodle". Pilot and copilot on their seats. A plane being hit. Pilots look at the crashing plane. Plane crashed. German fighters attack back. (World War II period).
U.S. planes of 8th Bomber Command flying over clouds during a mission in Germany. Scenes of navigator and bombardier at their positions. Animation of formation of planes and targeting strategies including firing of marking flares 5 seconds apart. Bombardier readying, seen working at instruments. Machine gunners in doors firing at enemy aircraft. Navigator sees on ground through navigation instrument. Bomb bay doors open. Targets bombed by the planes. Navigation of the area. An enemy plane shot down. (World War II period).
Groundcrewman fueling tank of a P-47 thunderbolt aircraft of 8th Air Force in England. P47s and P-38s take off to escort B-17 bombers on mission to Emden, Germany. One P-38, tail number 42-67057, is from the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group. Scenes of American B-17 bombers in formation, escorted by P-47 and P-38 fighters. B-17s from the 95th Bomb Group (13th Bomb Wing) at Horham, UK, and B-17s from the 305th Bomb Group (40th Bomb Wing) at Chelveston, UK. Gun camera scenes of German fighters being hit by P-47 gunfire. Planes flying over clouds. Flight of four P-38s joins the formation. P-38 gun camera views of German fighters being destroyed. Scenes of crew members inside B-17 bombers under attack by fighters and flak. German fighters attacking the formation of bombers head-on.
Board reads "Rhine" as the river overflows in Germany. Buildings sunk in water. The Parliament building in Bonn is menaced by rising waters. Army rescue crew paddles through the streets in a boat. A car under snow. A man clears snow with tractor.
A German Navy submarine arrives at a naval base in Germany during the World War II. The officials at the base welcome and congratulate the commander and the crew of the submarine. A flag waving on a pole shows likely targets at war, with the words 'USA Zerstorer' (perhaps referencing a U.S. Destroyer) and another flag says "USA 10000 Tanker". The commander gifts a white mice to the host officials. The submarine then heads towards the submarine yard.
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