D-Day landings on Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy during World War II. U.S. soldiers of 16th Infantry Combat Team and 5th Engineer Specialist Brigade dig in on Omaha Beach. LSTs (Landing Ship, Tanks) and LCTs (Landing Craft, Tanks) in a channel. A damaged LST in a harbor. A dead U.S. soldier on a beach in the foreground. Smoke rises from the beach. Beach obstacles at Omaha Beach.
A U.S. convoy underway for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France in World War II. The bow of a ship cuts into water. The convoy includes LSTs (Landing Ship, Tanks), LCTs (Landing Craft, Tanks), and LCs (Landing Crafts) underway in a channel.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers over Europe during World War II. Interiors of a B-17 shows a turret revolving. Twin 50 caliber nose guns. A formation of B-17s over Europe. A gunner prepares to arm guns. A side blister gun. A doll sitting on pilot's glare shield. Bomb strikes on a target area. Smoke rises from explosions.
A film highlights bombing missions of U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers over Europe during World War II. Large formations of B-17s over Europe. Clear day time aerial views of B-17s in flight over clouds. Bomb-bay doors of a B-17 open and bombs away view as bombs drop. Overhead view of a B-17 with open bomb bay doors. An aerial view of bombs falling over targets. Flak bursts in the sky.
B-17Fs of the 8th Bomber Command, 1st Bomb Division, 305th Bomb Group, 366th Bomb Squadron, landing at their base, RAF Chelveston, in Northamptonshire, England, during World War II. The first to land displays a dozen yellow bombs, for missions, painted under the pilot's cockpit window, and Squadron code KY, and L, on its fuselage. Its tail number is 42-5053. The second plane to land displays KY and D, on fuselage, and tail number 42-29553. The third, shows the squadron's KY, but other markings are not readable. The fourth to land displays some mission bombs below its cockpit window, the Squadron KY, and J on the fuselage. Its tail number is 41-21624. Bomb Group tail codes and nose art are not seen on any of the aircraft. But, researchers have identified names of three of them: Bloody Tangier Show (42-5053), Arkie II (42-29553),and Madame Betterfly (41-24624), and estimate the film to have been shot between 3/1/1943 and 5/19/1943.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Panoramic view of airfield in British countryside. Empty hangars and other buildings. Fields and farms surrounding the airfield. B-17s parked on aprons on the field. B-17s taxiing.
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