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British tank retriever crew comes under fire while retrieving a damaged British tank

British soldiers on tank retriever moving through desert area in North Africa. A soldier standing on the retriever moving through desert followed with a jeep. The tank stops and crewmen start winching up a damaged British tank as another men standing on tank whistles and signals with hands. The damaged British tank is loaded on the retriever. Crewmen take protection as incoming ground and artillery fire begins. As firing stops men resume to load tank. Two soldiers winch the crew in turns as another crewman observes the whole process. Rear part of the tank starts to close and crewmen with different devices work near the wheels. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030882
Wounded British soldier helped away from a burning vehicle in North Africa

Two British soldiers help and assist another wounded soldier to walk away from a burning vehicle in North Africa. Vehicle seen burning in the background. Soldiers helping other wounded soldiers. Another tank seen burning at night. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030883
Women's Army Corps(WAC) at 8th Air Force Replacement center in Stafford, England.

8th Air Force Replacement Center in Stafford, England. Women's Army Corps (WAC) walking in queue with eating utensils. One of the WAC member seen with bugler as others entering in the mess. Various messages stenciled on backs of some of the women's uniforms, including, "Top Kick Lets Go On the Double" and "I dood it". WAC women serving themselves and eating at the tables. Three WAC women cleaning the mess utensils in the garden while one is seen at the window. One at the window talking with the other in the ground and polishing a shoe. WAC marching towards the air force base in uniforms while band is seen in the background. WAC enters the ground and band players are also seen. WAC salutes the senior officers.

Date: 1943, July 16
Duration: 2 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030884
Air battle of U.S. fighters and bombers against Japanese aircraft in Wewak area

Gun camera footage of Japanses aircraft being shot down by U.S. fighters and bombers over Wewak airfield in New Guinea Australia. Gun firing and blasting sounds in background. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September 27
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030888
B-25 bombers attacking roads in Colletta to stop advance of German 16th Panzer Division toward Salerno

View of B-25 bombers flying towards Colletta and bombing the roadways there to stop the advance of the German 16th Panzer division toward allied landing parties on the Salerno beach. Bombers dropping bombs over targets below. Destroyed airstrip areas and smoke rising from the targets below. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030890
Construction of new allied airstrip in Salerno Italy. P-38 crashes on landing

Army engineers with the help of bulldozers knocking down the trees in Salerno Italy. Men and engineers working with scrapers and bulldozers building new landing field. Army engineers wave at P-38 plane landing on the airstrip 24 hours after construction began. Another P-38 plane lands and hits a water truck, obscured by dust. The aircraft bursts into flame. Men carrying fatally injured persons away from the plane and truck wreckage. Smoke and broken parts of the plane and the vehicle scattered on the airfield. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030891