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B-17 aircraft of the U.S. 351st Bomb Group run gauntlet of attacks from German fighters and Flak in World War II

View inside a B-17 of the U.S. 351st Bomb Group, enroute to target in Germany during World War 2. Gunners looking out their window as escorting P-47 fighters of the U.S. 487th Fighter Squadron (352nd Fighter Group) turn back (for lack of fuel endurance) and head home to their base at RAF Station Bodney. The B-17s continuing unescorted in tight formation, displaying high altitude contrails. German fighters are spotted at 9 O'Clock high. Contrails from German fighters are seen. Gunners rotating their turrets as they look out for enemy attacks. American gunner fire at attacking German fighters. Sky filled with swirling contrails from the attackers. German fighter disables lead ship which begins to descend with number 4 engine smoking. Crew inside B-17 watches as some of the stricken crew bail out with parachutes. German fighters continue relentless attacks on the B-17s. B-17 Flying Fortress is seen falling into a flat spin and descending rapidly toward the ground, out of control. German FW-190 fighter join in the attack. B-17 gunners hit one and it explodes and falls. Another B-17 is hit and falls out of control. German fighters regroup in formation as the B-17s enter an area of concentrated antiaircraft ground fire. Black bursts of flak surround the B-17s. Soon the German fighter attacks resume.

Location: Germany
Date: 1943
Duration: 6 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070037
USAAF B-17 Flying Fortresses drop bombs over Germany during World War II.

View from inside a B-17 of the U.S. 351st Bomb Group, as it arrives over its target in Germany during World War 2. Smoke screen set off by defenders is visible streaming across the ground. A lone German fighter makes a final attack through the flak zone and downs a B-17, which is seen falling out of the formation with part of its empennage shot away. The lead B-17 fires a flare signalling start of the bomb run. Control of the aircraft's course is transferred to the bombardier. Bomb bay doors are opened and bombs are seen falling from the B-17s. Bombs fall on waterfront dock areas and on industrial areas. A mix of incendiary and antipersonnel bombs are dropped on adjacent enemy aerodrome. Smoke rising from bomb strikes begins to obscure the targets. As the bombers close their bomb bay doors, to commence return home, they continue to be attacked by Flak.

Location: Germany
Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070038
USAAF 8th Air Force B-17s returning from bombing mission over Germany in World War II

Views from a B-17 of U.S. 8th Air Force on its way back to England, after bombing mission over Germany during World War 2. The formation of B-17s is attacked by German FW-190s and ME-110 fighter planes. B-17 gunners shoot one down. They shoot down two more FW-190s and then an ME-110, which explodes in a ball of fire. An attacking German FW-190 is suddenly intercepted by a British Spitfire over the British Channel, and retreats. Seeing this, crew members in one B-17 begin to sing "Goodnight Sweetheart." Among the B-17s shown in flight, is B-17F, Serial Number 41-24635 (named:"8 Ball Mk II") of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, stationed at RAF Station Molesworth, England. A rainbow is seen as the returning B-17s begin landing at their home base. Two airmen are seen walking together in their flight gear, across a field.

Location: Germany
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070039
U.S. Army 77th Division soldiers relax on a ship in the Pacific Theater during the Ryukyu campaign of World War 2

U.S. Army 77th Division in the Pacific Theater during the Ryukyu campaign of World War II. U.S. Army Chaplain Corps flag and the U.S. flag on a ship's mast. Men of U.S. Army 306th Infantry Regiment relaxing on the deck of a ship. One of the men playing a guitar. A group of men playing with a monkey. A man getting a haircut. The men cleaning rifles. Ration distributed to the soldiers on the deck. The soldiers seated on the deck. An officer briefing the soldiers using a relief map of Okinawa. A Chaplain conducts religious services aboard the ship. The soldiers stand with joined hands.

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070069
U.S. Army 77th Division soldiers fire artillery in the Ryukyu Islands during the Ryukyu Campaign of World War II.

U.S. Army 77th Infantry Division in the Ryukyu Islands during the Ryukyu campaign of World War II. A vessel underway at sea en route to the Ryukyu Islands. Soldiers on landing crafts underway at sea. LVTs (Landing Vehicle Tracked) heading towards a beach. Soldiers unload from the LVTs onto the beach. 305th and 306th Infantry Regiment troops advance inland from the beach. A small building. Two soldiers holding guns in prone position on the side of a road. The soldiers fire the guns. The troops load and fire 81mm mortars. The soldiers standing behind shut their ears. The troops load a 155mm howitzer. The howitzer is fired from beneath a camouflage net. One of the soldiers shuts his ears. Several soldiers on a field and LVTs parked in view. Men of the 304th Field Artillery Battalion remove shells from cartons.

Location: Ryukyu Islands
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070070
U.S. Army 77th Division soldiers capture an island of the Ryukyu Islands during the Ryukyu campaign of World War II.

U.S. Army 77th Division in the Ryukyu Islands during the Ryukyu campaign of World War II. Columns of soldiers move along a road among fields. A squad leader fires into a cave. Men of the 136th Engineers rush with guns up a hill. The men move past a Shinto shrine. A soldier fires flame throwers on Japanese caves. A soldier blows a bugle and other soldiers salute during a flag raising ceremony on the first Japanese homeland island taken. A soldier tries to hoist the flag and other soldiers stand around and salute. The flag being raised and hoisted. The troops salute.

Location: Ryukyu Islands
Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070071
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