Recreational activities of U.S. Army Air Force 303rd Bomb Group in England during World War II. Building of 'Headquarters COPC'. 303rd Bomb Group personnel read magazines in a lawn in front of the building. Personnel play croquet. Hut type structures. United States Army Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress on the ground.
Planning of bombing raids on Emden, Germany by U.S. 56th Fighter Group in England during World War II. Presentation of awards to pilots including the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) to United States Army Air Forces Captain Gerald W. Johnson after the mission. Past events show an officer at a desk talking over a telephone. Officers marking bomber route and locations of AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) on a wall map. Major General William Kepner pointing to the map. Teletype operators sending and receiving message. Personnel reading messages, marking routes on a wall map, setting up a room for briefing and making phone calls. Pilots relaxing, gathering around a blackboard as orders of flight are assigned.
U.S. ground crews work on United States Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft in England prior to a bombing raid on Emden, Germany by U.S. 56th Fighter Group during World War II. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft parked. The ground crew mounting an auxiliary fuel tank and loading wing guns.
A film about D-Day invasion practices by United States 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command in England during World War II. Paratroopers are milling about at an airfield in England. The Commander of 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command Brigadier General Paul L. Williams dramatizes as the paratroopers leave for D Day practices. Brigadier General Williams speaks to a paratrooper and asks his opinion about the invasion. The paratroopers speak about the invasion as a great responsibility on them. The paratroopers including Captain Charles D. Gun, Captain William K. Colp, Lieutenant Colonel Joel E. Crouch, Captain Frank L. Lillyman. Lined up at the airfield as Brigadier General Williams reviews them. He offers a cigar to Captain Lillyman. The paratroopers board a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft.
A film about the D-Day invasion practices by United States Army 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command in England during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft taxi and take off from an air field in England. The aircraft fly in formation. Paratroopers of U.S. 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command aboard an airborne plane. Captain Frank L. Lillyman with a cigar. The paratroopers jump from the aircraft during a practice landing prior to the D Day invasion. They jump and descend with parachutes.
Activities in and around the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) station at Fylingdales in England. It is operated by British Air Ministry with a group of United States Air Forces (USAF) advisors. Royal Air Force (RAF) guard checking car through a gate. Sign board reads: 'Royal Air Force Fylingdales'. Radar reflectors and radomes.
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