Fighter Operations of United States 8th Air Force Fighter Command in the European Theater during World War II. Captain J.K. Kyle of 63rd Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight in a fighter aircraft. An aerial view of ground targets. The United States fighter aircraft strafes trucks moving along roads. Ground targets are strafed. Smoke rises up in the sky due to explosions.
Red Ball Convoy of Allied Forces in Chartres, France. A sign reads '24th Reg Station, Supply Convoy, Stop'. People stand near the sign. Officers stand under a tent. Brigadier General Plank and staff look at road maps. Trucks loaded with supplies pass along a road. (World War II period).
Red Ball Convoy of Allied forces in Chartres, France. Trucks loaded with supplies parked along a road. German prisoners unload rations. German prisoners stockpile them near Ablis. A United States guard patrols. Trees in the background. A sign reads 'Classic, QM Supplies'. Stockpiled rations in view. (World War II period).
Allied Forces Red Ball Convoy in Chartres, France. A sign reads 'Stop, Army Ammunition Depot'. Men stand near the sign. Convoy supply trucks parked along a road. United States African American troops unload and stock ammunition at a dump near Lachapele. The ammunition is kept on fields. 105 mm shells in a stockpile. 75 mm cartridge cases are stacked in a depot. German prisoners unload and stock ammunition at the dump near Lachapele. (World War II period).
Red Ball Express of Allied Forces in Saint-Lo, France. Truck convoys in TCRP-2 area move out for re-routing. A large number of trucks move in a line. Trees in the background. A sign reads 'All truck convoys'. Men stand near the sign. Convoy leader in jeep stops at check point. He walks to inspection tent. Several signs in front of the tent. A sign reads 'Movements section'. The leader receives an order and leads empty convoy of ten semitrailers out of area. (World War II period).
Allied Forces Red Ball Express in Saint-Lo, France. Interior of a radio truck. An Allied soldier seated at controls. Truck convoys move on the road. Trees in the background. Red Ball convoy underway. (World War II period).
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