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Crews of U.S. Air Force 80th Fighter Squadron and their P-38 aircraft, during World War II.
Crews of U.S. Air Force 80th Fighter Squadron "Headhunters", and their P-38 airplanes in Pacific theater during World War 2. A ground crewman playing with a model of a P-38 plane. Sign reading "Captain Jay T. Robbins, Commanding Officer" is updated by Robbins to say "Major..." Aircrews gather to study a map and discuss a mission. Large "W" on nose of one plane. Plane with 15 Japanese kill flags on it, labeled "Captain C. Homer," (who later succeeded Major Robbins as the Commanding Officer). U.S. pilots stand in front of their planes. Name "Adams" visible on one of them. Pilot inside the plane, gets ready for take off. (Among pilots seen are three 80th Squadron aces: Robbins, Homer, and Ken Ladd.)
The U.S. Army Air Forces 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, in New Guinea, during World War II.
Pilots of the U.S. Army Air Forces 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, ("Headhunters") ride on hood of a jeep to their P-38 aircraft during World War 2. Squadron Commander, Ace, Major Jay T. Robbins, stands in front of a P-38, with his hand on a propeller.(Film is reversed). He converses with crew chief. P-38s taxiing out for a mission. A crewman wearing a headset climbs out of cockpit of a P-38 and slides down the its wing. View from another airplane, in flight, of a P-38 making a pass close to the camera plane. Aerial view of a military installation on the ground.
P-38 aircraft of the U.S. 55th Fighter Group at Nuthampstead Airfield, England
U.S. 55th Fighter Group P-38 planes at Nuthampstead Airfield (Station 131) in England. Mechanics prepare P-38 planes prior to the 55th Fighter Group's first combat mission on 15th October 1943. Some of the mechanics work on the .50 Browning machine guns mounted in the nose of the plane. One of them checks fuel lines and the interior of the plane. 38th Fighter Squadron pilots gather in front of their Commander, prior to the mission. Pilots include the Group's first P-38 "Ace," Gerald Brown, and fellow 38th pilots, Jerry Leinweber and Jo Myers. Visual and Audio of 55th Fighter Group Commander, Lt. Colonel, Frank James (Group CO), briefing pilots and emphasizing their bomber escort mission. He tells them not to break off to pursue individual German aircraft. The crews disperse to their respective aircraft for take off. View of LCol. Jack Jenkins' P-38H "Texas Ranger" readies for take-off with assistance from his crew chief Sgt. Donald Maloney
President Truman reviews troops of U.S. 2nd Armored Division, enroute to Berlin for Potsdam Conference
July 16, 1945, with President Truman and his party enroute to Berlin Germany, prior to the "Big Three" conference at Potsdam. President Harry S. Truman is seated in right rear of open car. Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes sits next to him in the center, and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, Personal Chief of Staff to the President, is in the left rear seat. U.S. Army Brigadier. An Army Major General stands beside the car speaking to the occupants. Brigadier General Harry H. Vaughan (wearing sun glasses), long time friend and aide to the President, steps close to the car. Scene shifts to the President and his party, standing in a moving vehicle, as they review troops of the 2nd Armored Division, standing in front of their tanks, M10 Tank Destroyers, and other armored vehicles. The President and Secretary Byrnes remove their hats and hold them over their hearts,while military officers render hand salutes as they pass the colors. Views from vehicle passing the formation.View from ground of Presidential party at attention with flag of the 17th Battalion displayed. A Lieutenant from the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion reads a citation and Brigadier General John Howell Collier, Commander, 2nd Armored Division, unfurls unit citation ribbon, that President Truman then ties to the Guidon of Company E, 17th Armored Engineer Battalion. As President Truman reportedly described the event in his diary: "We reviewed the Second Armored Division and tied a citation on the guidon of Company E, 17th Armored Engineer Battalion. General Collier, who seemed to know his stuff, put us in a reconnaissance car built with side seats and no top, just like a hoodlum wagon minus the top on a fire truck, with seats and no hose, and we drove slowly down a mile and a half of good soldiers and some millions of dollars' worth of equipment -- which had amply paid its way to Berlin." (World War II period).
President Truman reviews troops of the 2nd Armored Division, along a section of the autobahn, while traveling to Berlin (WW2)
President Truman's motorcade stops to review troops of the U.S. 2nd Armored Division, along a German highway (autobahn) while enroute to Berlin. The Presidential party, includes Truman, Secretary of State Byrnes, Brigadier General Collier, Brigadier General Vaughan, Fleet Admiral Leahy, and others. They stand on a platform in an Army reconnaissance vehicle while it passes more a mile of parked tanks and other armor, with respective crews standing in front. President Truman and his party salute as they pass the colors. The Presidential limousine and other vehicles follow the reviewing party. The Presidential party stops as Truman presents a Presidential Unit Citation to Company E, 17th Armored Engineer Battalion. (World War II period)
Test launching of Fi103 (V-1) flying bomb in Peenemunde, Germany.
Fi103 (V-1) launchings in Peenemunde, Germany. Fi103 mounted on the launching ramp. Fire comes out from the jet engine. Man motioning beside ramp as missile launches. Missile goes up the track, and then crashes down onto frozen lake, bouncing across the frozen lake. CU of V-1 mounted on launching ramp, jet engine started. 19) PS of wingless V-1 test, snow-covered terrain showing launching of the missile going up track and hitting water in front of launching ramp -- missile bounces across the frozen lake surface (World War II period).
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