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P-38 aircraft of the U.S. Army 13th Air Force demonstrate their speed and maneuverability

November 25, 1943 in the South Pacific during World War 2. Two P-38s of the 13th Army Air Force photographed in formation from a third airplane. Cumulus clouds in the background.The two P-38s peel off and dive. In another sequence, the P-38s join in close formation, peel off and maneuver at high speed in the distance, over water. Includes closeup views of individual P-38 aircraft and of multiple P-38 aircraft in formation.

Date: 1943, November 25
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030626
P-38s of U.S. Army 13th Air Force demonstrate ability to drop auxiliary tanks during World War II in Pacific Theater

November 25, 1943 13th Air Force, South Pacific,during World War 2. A flight of three P-38s in formation with cumulus clouds behind them. Two are being photographed from the third airplane. The lead P-38 demonstrates ability to improve performance for aerial combat, by jettisoning its long range 250 gallon drop tanks and accelerating ahead of the other aircraft.

Date: 1943, November 25
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030627
P-38 aircraft of the U.S. 55th Fighter Group at British airfield Nuthampstead, England

U.S. 55th Fighter Group P-38 planes at Nuthampstead Airfield (Station 131) in England in World War 2. Mechanics prepare P-38 planes prior to the 55th Fighter Group's first combat mission on 15th October 1943. Some of the mechanics work on the .50 Browning machine guns mounted in the nose of the plane. One of them checks fuel lines and the interior of the plane. 38th Fighter Squadron pilots gather in front of their Commander, prior to the mission. Pilots include the Group's first P-38 "Ace," Gerald Brown, and fellow 38th pilots, Jerry Leinweber and Jo Myers. Visual and Audio of 55th Fighter Group Commander, Lt. Colonel, Frank James (Group CO), briefing pilots and emphasizing their bomber escort mission. He tells them not to break off to pursue individual German aircraft. The crews disperse to their respective aircraft for take off. View of Lt Col. Jack Jenkins' P-38H "Texas Ranger" readies for take-off with assistance from his crew chief Sgt. Donald Maloney

Date: 1943, October 15
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030628
Jewish exit railroad cars at concentration camps; Hans Albin Rauter trial for Nazi war crimes.

Dutch war court in the Hague, Netherlands in 1948. Hanns Albin Rauter, Nazi police leader on trial for his crimes in German occupied Netherlands during World War II. Dignitaries and people in courtroom stand up as the judges arrive and take their seats. Session of trial begins. Views of prosecution desk and tribunal seen in turns. Hans Albin Rauter is being questioned by judges. 1942, 1943, or 1944 flashback scenes of Jewish, Dutch civilians being rounded up and deported on railroad trains to forced labor camps and concentration camps, while in background audio the prosecutor reads the charges. The round up footage first shows Jewish families with women and children being directed onto trains at a train station. A subsequent shot shows Jews exiting cramped railroad train cars and being lined up under Nazi guard at concentration camp. Documents about crimes committed by the accused are shown. Another man enters the courtroom, takes the oath and is questioned by the tribunal. The man is a supervisor of slave labor prisoners working for the Germans, and at the time of the trial was detained at a Rotterdam Penitentiary.

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Dutch
Clip: 65675030785
Jews loaded into railroad cars during World War 2; Trial of Nazi war criminal Hanns Albin Rauter in the Netherlands

Footage from 1948 and from circa 1943. War crime trial of Hans Albin Rauter in the Hague, Netherlands in 1948. Judges in tribunal give the floor to the public prosecutor ("procureur-fiscaal"). The prosecutor reads a statement in which he explains why the prosecution of Rauter is one of the two most important Dutch Nazi trials (along with the prosecution of Anton Mussert), and why Rauter deserves the death penalty. Flashback scenes from World War 2 of Jewish Dutch citizens being rounded up and loaded into railroad car for deportation slave labor camps and concentration camps while under guard by Nazi Germans. Jews loading into train cars. Some Jews are wearing Jewish star of David symbol on their clothing. Jewish people climbing into train cars, loading various goods in the train, German Nazi guards standing outside the train cars as men can be seen closing the doors and locking Jews inside railroad cars. Chalk writing on railroad cars filled with Jewish people includes one that says "74 pers." (indicating 74 persons in that train car). Steam comes out from the train locomotive. View of railroad train as it moves away on the tracks. Prosecutor completes his readings and sits down.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Dutch
Clip: 65675030787
The bombing of Buka Airdrome on Bougainville Island by U.S. B-24 Liberators

Events relating to the bombing of Buka Airdrome on Bougainville Island on September 14th 1943. U.S. B-24 Liberator bombers and fighters in flight at a high altitude over the airdrome. B-24s dropping bombs. Impacts visible. Japanese fighter aircraft receiving fire from American aircraft. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September 21
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030934