The 8th Fighter Command Operations, European Theater. 19-July-1944; Captain A F Eaton of 84th squadron 78th fighter group flies the aircraft. Strafing of fighter aircraft in flight very low to the ground. Aircraft passes nearby a Junkers 188. Smoke arises.
The Operations of the 8th Fighter Command in the European Theater. 30-May-1944; 1st Lieutenant L K Carson of 362nd squadron 357th fighter group flying the aircraft. Attacking an ME-410. High altitude view of the area. Junkers 188 in flight. Aircraft flies low over the ground and the forest area. It crashes at the edge of the forest area and explodes. (World War II period).
A dramatization detailing ASR (Air Sea Rescue) of U.S. 8th Air Forces crew members in European Theater during World War II. Rescue aircraft P-47 Thunderbolt fighters take off from English airfield. Airborne time is imposed on status board in control room by an officer. Same procedure is followed for PBY Catalina flying boat as it taxis and takes off from runway. Officer over phone notifies ASR. Planes head for their prearranged patrol points. High speed launchers and motorboats of Royal Navy underway. Shows U.S. 8th Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress going down on water after being hit. Pilot contacts ASR in England and speaks about ditching of B-17. Fixer station located on the English coast. Electronic Position Indicator (EPI) antenna mast used in Bering Sea operations and antenna receiving bearings on B-17. Door sign reads Triangulation Room. Officers in room plot the bearings on B-17 on a circular map. Last position of B-17 is determined by the triangulation process. ASR controller giving out ditching position on radio to crew member of PBY Catalina. PBY Catalina flies low over water. Crew members of B-17 on raft underway. PBY Catalina overhead. PBY lands on water for rescue of B-17 crews. PBY takes off after the crew boards the plane. Rescue operation for another 8th Air Force plane shows a plane descending over water. Parachute descends over water.
A dramatization detailing ASR (Air Sea Rescue) of U.S. 8th Air Forces crew members in European Theater during World War II. ASR controller contacts crew members of rescue aircraft P-47 Thunderbolt fighters in flight over ocean after determining the ditching position of aircraft. Two P-47s in flight. Information is relayed to high speed launch and motor boat of Royal Navy underway. Fight pilot on raft in water. P-47s in flight. Fighter pilot on raft signals as the P-47 flies low over water. Pilot is rescued by high speed launch of Royal Navy. P-47 circles the launch.
The role of military in the security of the United States. A United States airplane takes off from an airfield in the European Theater. Planes fly in formation. The Army, the Navy and the Air Force operate together for the security of the country. U.S. battleships underway at a sea. Soldiers standing at the deck of a ship watch enemy action through binoculars. Soldiers aboard a landing craft underway at sea. They use advance technology and weapons in fighting against the enemy. They capture prisoners of war.
The role of the United States Army in security of the country. United States infantrymen fight on a battlefield in the European Theater. Soldiers fire rifles and advance forward. They attack the enemy forces. Smoke arises from firing and bombardment. Rubbled houses and buildings in the battlefield. The soldiers capture and search the prisoners of war. The prisoners of war are marched to a stockade. They fill forms giving information about themselves.
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