U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Panoramic view of airfield in British countryside. Empty hangars and other buildings. Fields and farms surrounding the airfield. B-17s parked on aprons on the field. B-17s taxiing.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain are escorted by Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, and U.S. 8th Air Force Commander Ira Eaker, to meet the crew of the B-17 "Memphis Belle." They and their party stroll across the airfield to the aircraft, which is parked with its crew lined up in front. The King and the Queen speak with each member of the crew. General Eaker explains some aspect of the aircraft to King George. The Royal party enters their car and departs, passing a parked British bomber on the way.
Allied troops in Cassino, Italy during World War II. British tanks and vehicles travel over dusty road. French and U.S. soldiers set up French artillery piece. German prisoners are marched along road by U.S. and French soldiers. Young German prisoners standing around.
Austrian troops in the European Theater during World War I. Austrian cavalry parade on a field. Horse-drawn wagons move along the field. Charles I of Austria, on horseback, speaks to members of royal family in a carriage. Funeral service for Japanese Navy Admiral Heihachiro Togo, Tokyo, Japan. German troops marching to war in 1914. Newspapers announce outbreak of World War I. British troops standing by trenches, fix their bayonets on rifles and advance to take cover in a bomb crater. Gas shells explode near them as they advance across No Man's Land. Litter bearers pick up casualties from the battlefield.
U.S. Navy ZPQ-2 in flight over ship Mayflower II heading for Plymouth, Massachusetts. ZPQ-2 at the mooring mast. View from bow to stern. Underside of the blimp where engines are turning over. Gondola section of airship showing men standing around. Members of crew in the control cabin of the ZPQ-2 in flight. Runway below. ZPQ-2 in flight over water. Mayflower II ship underway at full sail enroute to Plymouth, Massachusetts. British flag flies from top mast. Mayflower underway. Members of crew aboard Mayflower wave to ZPQ-2 overhead. U.S.S. Fessenden (DE-142) underway. DE-142 and Mayflower underway. Mayflower II and USS General C. H. Muir (AP-142) underway as seen from window of airship overhead.
A dramatization detailing ASR (Air Sea Rescue) of U.S. 8th Air Forces crew members in European Theater during World War II. Rescue aircraft P-47 Thunderbolt fighters take off from English airfield. Airborne time is imposed on status board in control room by an officer. Same procedure is followed for PBY Catalina flying boat as it taxis and takes off from runway. Officer over phone notifies ASR. Planes head for their prearranged patrol points. High speed launchers and motorboats of British Royal Navy underway. Shows U.S. 8th Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress going down on water after being hit. Pilot contacts ASR in England and speaks about ditching of B-17. Fixer station located on the English coast. Electronic Position Indicator (EPI) antenna mast used in Bering Sea operations and antenna receiving bearings on B-17. Door sign reads Triangulation Room. Officers in room plot the bearings on B-17 on a circular map. Last position of B-17 is determined by the triangulation process. ASR controller giving out ditching position on radio to crew member of PBY Catalina. PBY Catalina flies low over water. Crew members of B-17 on raft underway. PBY Catalina overhead. PBY lands on water for rescue of B-17 crews. PBY takes off after the crew boards the plane. Rescue operation for another 8th Air Force plane shows a plane descending over water. Parachute descends over water.
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