Several American P-47 aircraft landing at a rough dirt airfield in France during World War II. They are painted with D-Day invasion stripes. After landing one of the P-47s blows large amounts of dirt and dust with its propeller, as it parks.
Towing of Phoenix units across English Channel for D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II. Phoenix units (Mulberry Harbor) and barges alongside them with tugs. Royal Navy officers aboard a ship look at Phoenix units. Soldiers stand on side of units. Royal Navy Commander Kit Kat with binoculars. Men on a tugboat play accordion and rest. Men and dog mascot on deck. Formation of fight planes pass overhead. British Captain Edward Ellsberg and other officer aboard the tugboat. Tugboat moored to Phoenix unit by men.
Towing of Royal Navy Phoenix units across English Channel for D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II. Phoenix unit (Mulberry Harbor) on water. Transport planes tow gliders. British officers aboard a tugboat as they watch planes in sky. British Corvette underway.
Towing of Phoenix units across English Channel for D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II. Tugboat pulls away from Phoenix unit (Mulberry Harbor). Tow line pays out from stern of tug. Phoenix units in the background. Crew of tugboat secures line. Phoenix unit being towed by tugboat.
Towing of Royal Navy Phoenix units (Mulberry Harbor) across English Channel for D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II. British Corvette underway. Phoenix unit being towed by tugboat. LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry) pass in the background.
Recap of Allied Forces preparations for invasion of Normandy (D-Day) during World War II. Allied troops rest and play aboard ships underway at sea. Naval crew being briefed on shipboard. Officers examine map. Troops work with weapons on deck of ship. Allied officers, possibly including General Omar Bradley, confer aboard USS Augusta (CA-31) regarding weather conditions. Paratroopers of Airborne Division board buses. Buses leave camp. Paratroopers lined up at an airfield for inspection. From edited film produced in 1947.
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