A flight of U.S. Army Air Corps P-47s peels off and executes 360-overhead landings at Asch Airfield (Y-29), Belgium, during World War 2. They include aircraft from several American units, all part of the U.S. 9th Air Force. They include: tail number 44-20227 of the 390th Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group and tail number 42-26860 of the 512th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group.
P-47 Thunderbolts in Belgium, during World War 2. Several P-47 Thunderbolts circling and peeling off for landings. P-47s landing on airstrip. Runway controller fires flare at one point and a P-47 goes around as another lands. P-47s taxiing and parking. Aircraft seen include P-47 tail number 42-26860 and two other P-47s from 512th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group. Also seen are aircraft from 513th and 514th Squadrons of the 406th Fighter Group and 389th Fighter Squadron of the 366th Fighter Group. Location is most likely Asch airbase (Y-29) in Belgium.
P-47 Thunderbolts in Belgium during World War 2. Sunrise on a partly cloudy day in Belgium. P-51 Mustang parked on flight line in the foreground. P-47 Thunderbolts taking off in background. One P-47 making emergency landing with right tire missing. Pilot touches down on left wheel and sparks fly from the right wheel as it scrapes the runway during rollout. The P-47 is number: 42-26460, O7-A , of 514th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group. P-47s taxiing to end of runway then taking off.
Ruins of a German town in World War II. U.S. ARmy truck convoy driving through ruined town. American soldier on motorbike talks with another U.S. Army soldier. Ruined buildings and rubble in town from heavy bombardment by Allied forces. American soldiers on streets. Various bomb damaged buildings. Destruction and bomb craters in a graveyard or cemetery, and a cross topped tomb stone seen amidst the rubble and devastation.
Ground targets after being strafed by U.S. aircraft in Germany during World War II. Smoke rises from targets.
B-26 Marauder bombers in flight over Germany during World War II. Formation of B-26s in flight dropping bombs over enemy targets on ground.
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