U.S. Army Air Force bomber crew at an airfield in Germany near the end of World War 2, in Europe. Ground crew load bombs on B-26 Marauder bombers parked on the airfield. One gives the signal to close bomb bay doors. Chocks are pulled from main gear wheels. Crew members board a B-26. One of the ground crew writes a message with chalk on a bomb : 'Happy Boithday HOIMANN ! FROM Duffy's Tavern'. Pilot and copilot enter the cockpit of a B-26 bomber. The Pilot hangs a pair of baby's shoes from a cable crossing the windshield. He pats the shoes with his hand.
U.S. Army Air Force B-26 Marauder bombers at an airfield in Germany near the end of World War 2 in Europe. A waist gunner, of a B-26 Marauder bomber, demonstrates the scope and maneuverability of his gun, aboard the aircraft, while parked on the airfield. The B-26 sits with engines running, and then is shut down. Cockpit control wheel gun switches are demonstrated. A pilot and a copilot at the controls in the cockpit of the B-26. Pilot dons a flak jacket, grasps the control wheel, and pats a pair of baby shoes hanging in the windshield. Pilot and copilot go through the motions of a takeoff, for the camera. A dog mascot sitting on a bomb. Ground crew screw tail fins on to bombs. B-26 taxiing. A Bombs being loaded on a B-26. Airmen load 50 caliber machine gun belt ammunition into a box. Shark's teeth are painted under the nose of the aircraft.
U.S. Army Air Force aircraft at an airfield in Germany in final days of World War II, in Europe. Airmen refuel a B-26 Marauder bomber parked on the airfield, from a tanker truck, using hoses over the wings. .Nine B-26s take off, in succession, from the airstrip. P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft in flight. A formation of aircraft. Fire guard stands by, with small extinguisher, as a B-26 cranks and starts engine number 1. He then runs to the other side of the aircraft for the start of engine number 2.
Bomb damage in Wiesbaden, Germany during World War II. Aerial views from a U.S. Army Air Force aircraft making a low pass show bomb damaged military installations and marshaling yards. Aerial views of bomb-damage in a concentration camp. A large town square is seen from the air, with numerous refugees moving about . Bomb-damaged buildings in the town. A U.S. Army L5 Stinson aircraft parked on an airfield.
Bomb damage in Worms, Germany during World War II. Bomb damaged marshaling yards in Bad Durkheim (Bad Dürkheim). Aerial views of bombed bridges in Worms. Views of bombed bridges in Frankfurt am Main.
Bomb damage in Worms, Germany during World War II. Aerial views from a U.S. Army Air Force aircraft making a low pass shows refugees in a prison camp. Bomb damaged marshaling yards and bombed-out buildings in Worms. Aerial view of a pontoon bridge with U.S. military vehicles moving across it. Several views of destroyed and bomb damaged bridges in Frankfurt am Main. A steam locomotive and train moves across one span, still intact. A formation of U.S. Army Air Force B-26 Marauder bombers in flight.
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