XB-48 aircraft taxiing. Engine Mechanic working on jet engines of XB -48. XB-48 taxiing, taking off and landing. A-20 aircraft landing with tractor landing gear. L-4 aircraft landing by Brode system. United States C-47 aircrafts dropping paratroopers. United States A -26 aircraft dropping parachutes. Officers spreading large laced parachute on floor. B-17 aircraft drops parachute.
Location looks like Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands, during World War 2. Palm trees in background. The weather is clear and sunny. Plane captain, in shorts, climbs into cockpit of an F4U corsair airplane of Marine Aircraft Group 11 (Number 525 on fuselage). Marine pilot hands him his seat pack parachute, which the plane captain places into the seat. The pilot climbs into cockpit, as plane captain stands on right wing and gives thumbs up for engine start. The engine does not start, so he walks along wing to check the engine. The scene is repeated, with plane captain scrambling over the fuselage again to a position on the wing for engine start. This time the engine starts. He clambers back to cockpit and helps pilot with his shoulder harness. Another view of this shown in closeup from left wing of the aircraft. View from in front of the aircraft, as engine starts, and plane captain steps up to help pilot with shoulder harness.
Firefighters use water hoses on buildings in Atlantic City following a large fire that spanned 2 city blocks, destroying 4 hotels and 13 cottages. Scenes of demolished buildings. A sign for the Congress Hotel half burned and laying on the ground. View of the steps of the Congress Hotel which is all that remains of the completely destroyed building. Firemen working. Scenes of wreckage.
Lieutenant Donald Malmsten (by prop) and Lt. Jerome Jahnke (kneeling center) , of the U.S. 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group ((formerly Eagle Squadron number 71) talk with ground crewmen, beside Major Gerald Montgomery's P-51D named: "Sizzlin Liz." at Debden Airbase, England. Major Howard "Deacon" Hively briefing large group of ground crew members beside P-51. He dismisses them with good natured wave of his hand and they leave hurriedly.
U.S. Airman smoking cigarette in front of 4th Fighter Group (former Eagle Squadron) headquarters at RAF Station Debden in England, during World War 2. The letters E.S. and Logo on the building door.. P-51 aircraft in front of headquarters. Pilots come out of door after mission briefing and walk toward their respective P-51 aircraft.
Major Howard "Deacon" Hively, of Athens OH, 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group (formerly Eagle Squadron) in cockpit of P-51 aircraft at Debden Air Base, England, during World War II. Crew chief helps with his shoulder harness. Pilot waves and closes canopy. Captain Sheldon.W. Monroe, of Waycross, Georgia, talking to crew chief, S/Sgt Paul Fox, sitting on nose of P-51, as he performs maintenance. (Note: Captain Monroe was reportedly killed in action in 1951, during the Korean War.).
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