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8th Air Force and 15th Air Force personnel are briefed in the European Theater for their first shuttle bombing run.

A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations 'Operation Titanic' over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. Personnel of the U.S. 8th Air Force in Great Britain. The U.S. 15th Air Force personnel in Italy. The are briefed about the first shuttle bombing run to new Russian airfields. United States Army Air Force General Nathan Farragut Twining addresses the personnel and bids them farewell. United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses led by General Ira Clarence Eaker take off. USAAF B-24 Liberators take off from Great Britain. P-51 Mustangs and P-38 Lightning fighter airplanes escort the bombers on their way. The bombing forces bomb the targets in Germany. They return after their mission. Crew and officers look at the aircraft as they fly overhead. The officers look through binoculars. The crew waves towards the aircraft.

Date: 1944
Duration: 6 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077128
Russian and American pilots and crew talk and shake hands at an airfield in Russia during Operation Titanic.

A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations 'Operation Titanic' over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. U.S. bombers land on an airfield in Russia. Crew disembarks from the airplanes. They shake hands and talk to Russian pilots. Officers interrogate the fliers about the mission. Russian and U.S. crewmen service the airplanes. The crew eat in an outdoor kitchen. They sleep in tents.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077129
American bomber crewmen play games and visit town near Soviet base in Poltava during Operation Frantic.

A film on U.S. shuttle-bombing operations in "Operation Frantic" over Germany, operating from bases in Great Britain, Italy and the Soviet Union during World War II. Aircraft parked at an air base in Poltava, Ukraine, Soviet Union. Nose art and painted insignias on the U.S. Army Air Force aircraft. American crewmen standing near the bomber aircraft. They sleep in tents. They wake up and get ready. A group of Soviet civilian workers walks by with farming tools. A man shaves. Others wash their faces. American Colonel Albert Kepler and Russian officers confer for their next bombing mission. They select target areas for the bombardment. Gasoline, bombs, ammunition and other supplies are provided to the crew. American and Russian crewmen of a bomber aircraft play baseball and cards and interact. Some American soldiers write letters home. Others milk a cow with a Soviet soldier. Crewmen drive in a jeep to visit the nearby town where German bombing campaigns have destroyed many buildings in Poltava. They view a destroyed leather industry factory, and the grave of Ukrainian writer Vladimir Korelenko. They see only rubble remaining of the birth home of Korolenko. Damaged buildings and rubble in the area. People walking on a street. The American soldiers interact with the Ukrainian civilians of the town. Women and children of the town are seen. Closeup view of the hand of a a U.S. Army soldier as he hands out chewing gum candy to eager Ukrainian children. On the way back to the base the soldiers view the Column of Glory in Poltava, honoring the 1709 Battle of Poltava.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077130
Lieutenant General Ira Eaker talks about his experiences in the U.S. Air Force during an interview in the United States.

An interview of United States Air Force Lieutenant General Ira Eaker conducted by Dr. Maurer in the United States. General Eaker talks about experiences of World War II. He talks about his experience of working with General Henry Arnold and Carl Andrew Spaatz. He talks about the utility of the static warfare, the possibility of razing enemy ammunition factories and preventing ammunition from arriving at battlefield. The Air Force has given several opportunities to the individual. An individual learns flight test, flying experimentation and other things. The Air Force should have better airplanes, more powerful engines and better equipment to achieve better possibilities.

Date: 1960
Duration: 3 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077140
During an interview in the US, Lieutenant General Ira Eaker talks about problems and experiments done by air corps.

An interview of United States Air Force Lieutenant General Ira Eaker conducted by Dr. Maurer in the United States. General Eaker talks about problems of the air corps during World Wars I and II. He says that achievements have to be in keeping the idea of air power alive. He talks about experiments in aviation done by them. He talks about the Question Mark flight. He also talks about opportunities to be exposed to several leaders which they got as fliers. He talks about the cancellation of United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft. Maneuvers were organized by them.

Date: 1960
Duration: 7 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077141
A U.S. bomber crew is briefed and an airplane takes off from an airfield in the European Theater.

U.S. soldiers in the European Theater during World War II. Announcements on radio about take off, taxi out, stations and briefing of air force units. An officer briefs a crew. A wall map in the background. He speaks about targets of U.S. bombers. They are briefed about strategies and target areas. Bombs on trailers. The crew writes messages on the bombs. A message reads: 'Death to Hitler'. The crew loads the bombs in an airplane. Officers shake hands. The crew board the airplane and its engine starts. The officers watch the airplane. The airplane taxis and takes off from an airfield.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077151