U.S. paratroopers descend from U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft in Germany during World War II. Day light close up view just outside aircraft door as paratroopers jump from aircraft and descend to ground. Aerial view of green fields on the ground. The paratroopers land next to a small village.
U.S. 8th Air Force fighter aircraft operate unopposed over Germany in final days of World War 2. Gun camera footage from P-47M, of the 56th Fighter Group, 63rd Fighter Squadron, tail number 44-21112, UN-Z, "Ungly Duckling," flown by Major George E. Bostwick, of Dayton, Ohio. He strafes and destroys 5 German aircraft on the ground.
Last days of air war in Germany near end of World War 2. U.S. Airmen holding film slate, on dirt airfield, with P-47 parked behind. Slate identifies location as A-82 (Verdun Airfield, France). Gun camera footage from P-47 flown by pilot named Hunter, of the 9th Air Force, 100th Fighter Wing, 362nd Fighter Group, 377th Fighter Squadron. Footage shows strafing of German targets along lines of communication.
Amelia Earhart and her crew take off from the U.S. Naval Air Station, Oakland, California, to begin their flight around the world. Views from another aircraft as their Lockheed Electra flies low over Western Span of the Bay Bridge and San Francisco, heading West toward the Pacific Ocean. Scene on the ground, several days earlier, Paul Mantz and Amelia Earhart Putnam converse, as he secures a dzuz fastener on the aircraft fuselage. Mechanic Bo McKneely helps Earhart step from the wing of the airplane. She talks with husband, George P. Putnam. Paul Mantz, talks with Earhart and George Putnam while Bo McKneely refuels the Lockheed Electra. In final scenes, ground crew pushes the Lockheed Electra into a Hangar at the Naval Air Station.
U.S. 4th Marine Division during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War 2. Views from Landing craft arriving at Yellow 1 Beach during U.S. amphibious assault on Iwo Jima. A sherman tank at the water's edge. The next day, two marines tend to a wounded out of sight below a bluff. One is seen holding a container of blood plasma above his head as they administer emergency treatment. A sherman flailing (crab) mine-clearing tank equipped for deep wading moves across the beach. Closeups of marines hunkered down on the beach, taking cover near armor, as they attempt to move inland. Marines and equipment covering the beachhead. Close offshore, an explosion sends water into the air. LSM-216 is seen maneuvering close to shore, attempting to bring ashore "C" Company tanks to Yellow Beach II. Marines setting a smoke screen of dense white smoke.
Tourist crowd the holy city of Jerusalem after it is opened to visitors following the Six Day War of June 1967. Religious pilgrims walk on streets of the city. Thanksgiving ceremony held by Israeli people. Dome of the Rock with the Temple Mount and city in the background. View of Mount of Olives and the Damascus Gate. People enter the 'Church of the Holy Sepulchre'. Men walk in religious clothing. Board reads 'Via Dolorosa'.
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