P-51 aircraft of the 33nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) landing on Marsden Matting runway at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, in World War 2. The first two returning aircraft turn left at end of runway and stop with engines running, as their respective crew chiefs climb on their wings and sit there as their aircraft taxi toward their parking area. Red tails seen on aircraft. The remainder of landing P-51s simply turn right at end of runway and proceed to their parking areas. Two runway control teams are seen.
Pilots of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) leave building after a mission briefing,at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy during World War 2. A sign outside the building reads; 'Briefing Room'. African American pilots board several jeeps and head to their personal equipment tent, where they check out personal flying gear and parachutes. They proceed to their P-51 aircraft, which are next seen lined up on a taxiway with engines running. The P-51s begin taking off in rapid succession.
Aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) operating over Ramitelli Airbase,in Italy during World War II. A squadron of P-51s from the African American 332nd Fighter Group is seen flying over the field in various formations at various altitudes. They return to land in flights of four aircraft that fly low over the field and then peel off and climb, circling left to land on the runway.
Ground crewmen servicing P-51s of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) at Ramitelli Airbase, Termoli, Italy, during World War 2. Two African American ground crewmen remove cover and check accessory section of engine on P-51 named "Little Deanna." They look in cockpit and discuss sonething. Armorer loads belts of 50 cal. ammunition in wings of a P-51. Adjacent airplane is named "Stinky." Ground crewmen bring a drop fuel tank and install it under wing of a P-51. A P-51 taxiing with a crew chief sitting on the wing, guiding the pilot. Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft.
American Troop Carrier crews gather for a briefing on August 14, 1944, the day before the Operation Dragoon invasion of Southern France, in World War 2. The captions then refer to their return to the United Kingdom later that month, and to the United States in October 1944. The air crews are seen assembled outdoors at an airfield in Italy. The weather is hot and some of them are shirtless. Some airmen are seen wearing Khaki shorts or singlets. Views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, New York City skyline, taken when some aircrew members returned to the United States in October 1944.
Allied soldiers in southern Italy during World War II. Allied soldiers on tanks advancing through the streets of southern Italy. A number of men and children holding a banner that reads 'Soldiers of Liberation, You are Welcome'. A photographer with a camera around his neck in front of the crowd. Soldiers moving in columns along the streets. Buildings along the streets. People with belongings on cattle carts coming back to Italy after they were driven out by the retreating Germans. A British soldier helping the people to unload their belongings. The soldier beside a cart with a child. The cart in front of a small hut. A soldier leading cattle away. The soldiers carrying small boxes move among the trees. The soldiers moving on a path. Troops on tanks moving through a water body. Hills and mountains in the background. The soldiers moving in columns through a stream. An aircraft at an airfield. A former Italian Commandant and other officers talking. The soldiers unearthing a booby trap. Equipment on the airfield. A damaged hangar. Debris strewn on the ground. Allied forces at work on the airfield. British soldiers firing artillery across a marshy terrain. Explosions occur and smoke rises from a building. Several LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) at a sea shore. Trucks moving out of the LSTs. Soldiers beside an LST.
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