U.S. Eighth Air Force bombers strike targets in Germany near the end of World War 2. Formation of USAAF B-17 bombers in flight over Germany, as viewed from ball turret of another B-17. The B-17s display checkered tails of the 385th Bombardment Group, stationed at RAF Great Ashfield, England. There is some camera movement that soon focuses on bombs away view and bombs falling from the B-17s. Some incendiary bombs are seen streaming white smoke (possibly M-17 or M-19 incendiaries). Numerous flames erupt simultaneously as clusters of indendiary bombs ignite on contact with the ground. Camera rotates around during filming as the ball turret rotates. White smoke rises from the ground.
Allied air operations near end of World War 2, in Europe. Gun camera footage from a P-47M of the U.S. Army Air Forces 8th Air Force, 56th Fighter Group, 63rd Fighter Squadron, strafing German aircraft on the ground at an airfield in Germany. The pilot is Captain Walter L Flagg, of Conimicut, Rhode Island. He is flying P-47M, Number: 44-21140, UN-F, "Shoot You're Faded". Burning German aircraft on the ground. Aerial view of bomb damaged city.
Progress report of United States Air Force B-52G and B-52H in the United States. The United States Air Force B-52G aircraft in flight carrying two XGAM-77 during a test flight. Activity at the Wichita Plant in Kansas. Contractors development inspection and technical compliance inspection shows mock-ups of B-52H and Gatling M-61. A crowd observes seat ejection and 20mm ammunition demonstration. A sign board reads 'Crossing' and 'Rail Road'. Railroad car with covered section of B-52 moving past a crossing. A B-52 H in assembly area showing fuselage. Roll out of the first B-52H from the hangar. Inspection of B-52H cabin controls and turbo fan engine. GAM-87 mock-up under wing of B-52H and M-61 Gatling gun.
United States marines of the 3rd Marine Division on Iwo Jima, during World War 2. Marines set up Ordnance small arms repair shop in tents. Sign board reads 'Small Arms, Ordnance Supply'. Marine looks at M-1 rifles inside a tent. Number of rifles stacked. Marine takes out damaged rifles and puts them with other destroyed rifles. Marine holds 30 caliber air cooled machine gun. Group of Marines inspect and repair rifles. They clean bore of M-1 rifle.
Depiction of the New York Stock Exchange crash of 1929 in New York City. American traders at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. People trading at the exchange market. A man talks on a telephone. Many people gathered on the floor of NYSE. People discuss, crowd, and shout out orders. People sell their shares. Frenzied selling of shares. Ticker tape machines spitting out sell orders. Traders yelling orders to other traders. Telephone switchboard operators frantically taking orders. A note reads 'Sell 3000 M' , 'Sell 800 GE' , 'Sell 1000 RCA', 'Sell 1000 M' , 'Sell 1000 A', 'Sell 500 EBS' and 'Sell 2000 CN'. The stock market crashes. Stock ticker tape and papers scattered all over the floor of the exchange on Wall Street.
View of soldiers with automobiles in an American Motor Transport Corps Reception Park, in France, during World War 1. A general, in a trench coat, is being escorted by another officer as he examines automobiles in the park. atop the main garage, the letters, "M.T.C." and "Motor Reception Park" are painted. The general's car sits with driver, awaiting him. It appears to be a Locomobile touring car, and bears the identification number: 1111. (Note: The American Expeditionary Forces Motor Transport Corps (M.T.C.) was formed out of the Quartermaster Corps on 15 August 1918. As the name implies, Reception Parks were where newly arrived vehicles were uncrated, assembled, and made ready for service.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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