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U.S. airmen relax and sail in motorboats and life rafts at a beach in Corsica, France during World War II.

United States airmen in Corsica, France during World War II. Two officers in bathing suits lying on a beach at Alto Air Base. Airmen leave two puppies in water and they swim ashore. Men sail in an improvised boat. Men in a motorboat as a pilot dives into the sea and is towed by the boat. Airmen in life rafts on the beach. Airmen in a life raft in a river. A pilot in a life raft with a dog. An airman jumps into the water. A pilot sails in an improvised boat. An airmen in a motorboat and a pilot in an improvised boat in the background.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059816
Colonel Wymond hands over a request to radio station men in Corsica, France during World War II.

United States airmen at Alto Air Base in Corsica, France during World War II. A radio station in a trailer as men operate the controls. Commander of the 65th Fighter Squadron Colonel Gilbert O. Wymond brings in a request to the man at controls. Colonel Wymond opens the door of the trailer and hands over a request to another man.

Date: 1944
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078082
U.S. Army Air Corps 57th Fighter Group P-47 aircraft perform variety of flight maneuvers during World War II

Three P-47s of the U.S. Army Air Corps 66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, raise dust as they take off from Alto Air Base in Corsica,France, during World War 2. Pilot seen in bubble canopy of late model P-47D, named "Halliburtons Hellion" of the 64th Fighter Squadron, during flight over water. Flights of P-47s in formation maneuvers. A Squadron of P-47s in formation overhead. One P-47 dives. View over P-47 in flight over hilly terrain in Italy. View from a P-47 flying very low over some people with a small truck, examining destroyed vehicles and equipment on the ground

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051900
P-47s return to Alto Air Base, Corsica, after a mission.

Formation of P-47s from the 66th Fighter Squadron heading out on a mission. Formation of P-47s from the 65th Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, returning from a mission, with one aircraft missing. The returning formation passes over several allied airfields and arrives over Alto Air Base in Corsica. Three flights of the P-47s do peel ups and execute 360 overhead landings, successively. Ground crews watch the returning aircraft as they work around P-47s parked at the Base. One P-47 makes a rough landing. Lieutenant Colonel G.O. Wymond examines Flak damage to fuselage and wing of his Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback Serial 42-27910, "Hun Hunter XIV." After post-mission debriefing by intelligence officers, pilots take a break and enjoy donuts and coffee. Red Cross truck , with woman volunteer, seen behind the pilots. Lieutenant Colonel Wymond signs a "missing in action" report. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051969
Allied planning for Operation Strangle in Italy during World War II.

A film about Allied air attacks on Italy during World War II . Damaged railroad sections and marshalling yards in Italy. A map of Corsica. A sign on a building reads 'Bar Napoleon'. A man climbs up an observation tower at Alto Airbase in Corsica. A crew member turns propellers of a U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. A truck carries shells. The man turns the propellers of the aircraft. A crew member fuels the aircraft. A U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in a bed at the air base. The pilot gets up and prepares to leave for a mission. Pilots wash their faces, brush and shave. A pilot gets up and washes his face in a trailer. Allied pilots being briefed inside a tent. A map depicts the area under attack by U.S. 5th Army and British 8th Army. Allied operations in Anzio. Aerial view of damaged buildings in Casino after an Allied air raid. Animated map depicts Allied planning for Operation Strangle.

Date: 1944
Duration: 7 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066631
P-47 aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) 57th Fighter Group at Alto Airbase, Corsica, during World War II

Aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Forces Fighter Group operating at Alto Airbase, Corsica, in World War 2. P-47 aircraft of the 66th Fighter Squadron, comes down for landing. Pilot walking out on wing of a 64th Fighter Squadron P-47,named the "Lady Jane." He examines flak hole in the wing. Pilots at Red Cross coffee truck discuss recent mission. Red Cross girl in the background.

Date: 1944
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051896