A United States Army 7th Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber is hit by anti-aircraft fire over Koror, Palau during World War II. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber nicknamed "Brief" (Serial Number 44-42058) is seen in flight in aerial view from an aircraft above and ahead of it. Bombs being dropped from nearby Allied aircraft are visible in the same view. Suddenly, the B-24 "Brief" is hit from below by anti-aircraft fire, between the #2 engine and the fuselage (though at first glance it appears, incorrectly, that an Allied bomb hits the wing from above in a friendly-fire accident). The wing buckles upward. Flames engulf the doomed bomber. Aerial view showing fuselage falling in a flat spiral over Koror until it crashed. Aerial view of the mountains, military installations and roads in Koror Island. Smoke rises from various parts of the island.
Aerial view showing clouds and explosion from U.S. Army Air Force bombing mission over Palau during World War II. Strings of clouds are seen rising over various islands. Islands are partially covered by clouds.
A mechanic works on a gun at Naval Air Station Miramar (Miramar Way, San Diego, CA 92145, United States), California. A petty officer gives an explanation to a newly hired female system maintenance officer. Mechanics inspect belts of bullets from fighter aircraft. Men loading a missile into a Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter. Man with headphones reading notes while walking. A tow tractor transporting a Pratt & Whitney engine. Mechanics working on Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft. A mechanic in cockpit. A mechanic screwing a tripod jack leg. Mechanics polish and cleans the Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter. A woman mechanic sits in fighter cockpit. Mechanic works on a device.
A petty officer gives a newly hired woman officer a tour of the Naval Air Station Miramar, California (Miramar Way, San Diego, CA 92145, United States). The petty officer showing the hangar of the NAS Miramar to the female maintenance officer. Electronics technician checking the radar of a Grumman F-14 Tomcat aircraft. Petty officer takes his new colleague to the maintenance control desk. A man talks to a chief at the maintenance control desk. A squadron man repairing an aircraft part at the AIMD or Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment. Mechanics repair a piece of aircraft wing or tail.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft landing at the Naval Air Station Miramar (Miramar Way, San Diego, CA 92145, United States), California. A man walks past a fuel tanker. A mechanic in front of dashboard. Squadron support crew with parachutes. A man communicates from a control tower. Crew shows a new helmet to an airman. A petty officer and a woman system maintenance officer tour the survival equipment room where pilots suit up before a flight. The pilot raises his concern about a mask to crewman.
A Grumman F-14 Tomcat aircraft taxis at NAS Miramar (Miramar Way, San Diego, California 92145, United States). Air traffic controller uses binoculars and communicates with F-14 fighter pilot. F-14 Tomcat fighter accelerates speed and takes off from the airfield. A man’s hand moves a fighter plane-shaped magnet on magnetic board labeled “FLYING”.
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