U.S. Army Air Forces mechanics performing routine maintenance on a P-47 fighter airplane in Germany during World War 2. A crew chief wipes off the engine cowling, which has been removed from the airplane. A mechanic makes adjustments to the engine. A pilot, in leather jacket, paints paints an area in red on the fuselage, below the cockpit.
United States Army Air Forces operations in Germany during final days of World War 2 in Europe. United States Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolts taxiing on a ramp in front of an open hangar at Fritzlar Air Base. A group of crew chiefs conversing. Trees in the foreground. P-47 takes off. Crewmen pushing a bomb trailer. A crew chief reading the pony edition of the "Times." Mechanics work on jeeps. An airman, followed by a pet dog, climbs steps to a trailer. Enlisted man talking to a Tech Sergeant who leans out window of a building. An L-5 liaison airplane taxis in a parking area. Three U.S. soldiers walking across the perimeter strip. Enlisted men shake hands with pilot of the L-5, who carries a German cavalry sword as a souvenir. They walk into building through door with sign reading: : "Colonel Stecker, Commanding." (Colonel Ray Stecker is Commander, U.S. 365th Fighter Group, of the 84th Fighter Wing.) ground crewman washes down ramp with a hose. P-47 and refueling truck in background.
American airmen engaged in routine work at a base in Germany near the conclusion of World War 2, in Europe. Three airmen mechanics open tailgate door of a mobile shop. They pick out tools from the shop. They work on an improvised washing maching. GIs hang up laundry on a line. An improvised GI laundry. A crewman reads while sitting on a tub. Airman cleans out Commander's staff car. One of the crewman eating K-ration. Crewmen rig up the washing machine. Several airmen smile as they jointly pull on handle of a pipe wrench. Airmen washing a 6x6 Army truck. Water running out of the truck bed.
United States 1st Tank Battalion of the 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War.U.S. Marines work to repair an M4 Sherman tank, equipped with a dozer blade. A cable is fastened to the tank from a crane on an M32 tank recovery vehicle. Marines use sledge hammers to adjust tank treads. In change of scene, a marine rides a cable from the recovery vehicle as others fasten it to the tank. In next scene, operators lower the A-frame crane of the M32 recovery vehicle. The M4 tank, with dozer blade atop it, follows the recovery vehicle away from the site. The M32, with 5 marines, plus the driver, aboard, is seen leading the M4 through waters of a river.
The German prisoners in Italy during World War II. German prisoners walking along a road. They carry two bodies on litters.
The U.S. soldiers in Vergato, Italy during World War II. Soldiers probing streets of the city for mines. Destroyed buildings and rubble in the city. Armored vehicles of the 1st Armored Division corner a street intersection. Engineer soldier directs U.S. Army armored half-track vehicles through the mined area.
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