The 332nd Fighter Group is awarded at Ramitelli Airfield in Italy during World War II. Airplanes parked on the field. U.S. Army General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. in Washington DC along with other officials arrives on the field. He bestows the Distinguished Flying Cross on his son Colonel Benjamin O Davis Jr. and three other pilots. Other dignitaries include Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces Lieutenant General Ira C Eaker, Commander of the 15th Air Force Major General Nathan F Twining and Commander of the 306th Fighter Wing Brigadier General Dean C Strother. Tents in the background. A band playing in the background.
United States Army soldiers in Norzagaray, Bulacan, Philippine Islands during World War II. Commanding General of the 43rd Infantry Division Major General Leonard F Wing, British Army Liaison Officer Lieutenant General Charles H Gairdner, Commanding General of the Sixth U.S. Army General Walter E Krueger, and Commanding General of the XI Corps Major General Charles P. Hall talk. They stand at a ridge overlooking the Ipo Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan near Manila, Philippines. An officer looks at a map and points towards a location.
A bomb explodes on aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34) underway at sea off the coast of Korea. An aircraft takes off from the carrier. The F4U Corsair lands and a general-purpose bomb is released accidentally while landing. The bomb explodes and several men including the cameraman (Thomas McGrath) who was taking photographs are killed.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF and Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) FACs checking a map. USAF O-1F Bird Dog aircraft parked in the background. FAC Captain Lawrence Reed does preflight checking of the aircraft and smoke rockets. He boards the aircraft.
Raising of the Vietnamese flag in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A banner reads: 'Horace E Young'. United States Air Force and SSF personnel march through the gates of a camp. High altitude view of an area. Troops stand in formation during the raising of the Vietnamese flag. The Vietnamese flag flying atop a flag pole. USAF O-1F Bird Dog aircraft take off from an airstrip in background.
The 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron in Australia during World War 2. A camera repair truck driving up to an airplane. Camera repairmen load magazines in a United States Army Air Force P-38 Lightning photographic airplane (P-38E/F-4 Lightning serial 41-2156, "Limpin' Lizzie"). A pilot ( possibly 2LT Harold Moffat) arrives in a jeep and inspects the airplane. A gasoline truck fills the tank on the airplane. The pilot climbs on a wing and puts on a parachute and then gets in the cockpit. The pilot seated in the cockpit. He does a radio check with the communication tent. The P-38 warms up. The aircraft taxis.
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