B-29 and P-51 planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Mariana Islands. Two fighter planes P-51 Mustangs in flight. A lone P-51 plane flies over the airfield. A crashed P-51 plane on the ground. A truck and few soldiers stand near the crashed plane. A man holds a fire hose. A P-51 taxies and takes off. P-51 in flight. A bomber plane B-29 Superfortress taxies on the ground. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers mill around the tent area in the Mariana Islands. The soldiers mill about between two rows of tents. (World War II period).
U.S. military operations in the Mariana Islands. A wrecked B-29. A gun emplacement on a small highland. A man near the gun. The man positions the barrel of the gun. Several people and some vehicles move in the distant background. A power shovel in operation. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers at a military camp in the Mariana Islands. Three men study a map placed on the hood of a jeep. Two soldiers stand in a tower. A dump truck passes from near the tower. A jeep and a Red Cross truck parked behind the tower. Another dump truck passes by. Tents in the background (World War II period).
F-51 Mustang aircraft of 2 Squadron, South African Air Force (SAAF), fly overhead, in two flights of 4 aircraft each, and peel off for landing. This Squadron, attached to the USAF 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, is operating at K-10, Chinhae (aka Jinhae) Air Base, where one of their F-51s, displaying SAAF markings is seen taxiing to park. Other aircraft of the 18th Wing are seen parked in the background. Another F-51D, with USAF markings, tail number 45-11736, and shark's teeth painted on its nose, taxis out of the parking area. This aircraft is from the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, and piloted by Lt. James Glessner. (Korean War)
Ground crew members of the U.S. Air Force 18th Fighter Bomber Wing refuel F-51s in Korea. Several ground crew members direct F-51s on ramp. One F-51 with 'Sweet Alice' written on its side halts near one of the ground crew member. A pilot in the cockpit of F-51. Many ground crew members on the ramp. A partly completed aircraft hangar in the background. A gasoline truck moves towards the planes. The driver gets down and moves towards the rear of the truck. A military man unwinds the hose and refuels the plane. (Korean War)
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