U.S. Army Piper Cub plane (L-4 liaison aircraft) in flight over flat fields in Italy, during World War II. Aerial view of fields. Pilot of plane during flight. The Piper Cub buzzes herd of sheep grazing in fields. Two men stand by herd of sheep. Men on ground wave at the plane.
U.S. Army Piper L-4 Cub and Stinson L-5 Liasion planes parked in line on rocky field in Italy, during World War 2. Several of them taxi and takeoff. Spitfires in the background.
A crashed Piper Cub plane (L-4 Liaison aircraft) on grass field in Italy during World War 2. The L-4 is fastened to a tow truck for removal. Soldiers unbolt portions of undercarriage and and make other preparations for towing. Plane is hooked up. Another L-4 lands on the field.
A crashed U.S. Army Stinson L-5 Sentinel airplane, serial number 42-98969, upside down on a field in Italy, during World War 2. Pilot lying on ground checks his hand. Soldiers around flipped plane. The inverted plane is righted and set on its landing gear by soldiers using ropes. (Note: Opening slate, naming Lt. Montagne, refers to Lt. Ed Montagne, 196th Signal Photo Co, .who reportedly went on to produce the TV Series McHale's Navy during the 1960s.)
Large explosions on Japanese-held Pacific island in World War 2 as U.S. planes drop bombs. Bombs explode on island. Clouds of smoke arise from explosions. Small bulldozer pushes up sand along water's edge of Tarawa Island. Two marines watch bulldozer. LST-482 (Landing Ship, Tank) in the background. LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel), jungle camouflaged alongside LST-482. Bulldozer exits from LST. Bulldozer pushes sand between shore and ramp of waiting LCT-350 (Landing Craft, Tank), which is loaded with heavy equipment. Jeeps and equipment being off loaded from LCT-350.
The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. UH-1B helicopter in flight overhead. MPs (Military Police) and the U.S. troops search the area. EOD (Explosive Ordnance Demolition) men remove explosives from bodies of dead Vietcong on U.S. embassy ground in Saigon, Vietnam. MPs bring suspected Vietcong out of building. Trooper searches other areas. A truck pulls up in street. Dead Vietcong in street. Civilians walk about. Soldiers under cover of M-48 tank of the 1st Infantry Division. Soldiers remove bodies of fallen Americans from street as the M-48 moves forward.
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