Mission footage outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle". Crews and officers on ground waiting for B-17 mission to return. B-17 formation overhead as planes come in. Ground personnel greeting B-17 crews as they come in. Crew of B-17 Flying Fortresses near a hangar in England. United States Air Force General Curtis Le May talks to the crews. A crowd around B-17 with painted name "Southern Comfort." Crew member standing on engine of Southern Comfort taking notes. Damaged rudder of the B-17. Crews also around a B-17 with painted name "Boom Town Jr."
Footage outtakes from the film "Memphis Belle". A United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress parked at a base in England. A mechanic works on the engine of the plane. Trees in the area.
Clip opens with 8 October, 1952 scenes from the aftermath of the Harrow and Wealdstone railroad train crash in England, where the collision of a Scottish Express train and a commuter train, followed by another express train, killed 200 people outside of London, England. Destroyed British railway trains on the track. Rescue operations carried out. Injured carried away for medical help on litters. Scene changes to coast of England in early January 1952, as the United States freighter ship Flying Enterprise (formerly the SS Cape Kumukaki) founders to one side while underway in rough seas. The ship had battled to stay afloat for 8 days following structural damage and then shifting cargo. Captain of the ship Kurt Carlsen is honored at a ceremony for putting up a brave fight for eight days trying to get the ship to port across the rough sea.
General Dwight Eisenhower visits United States 35th Infantry Division troops in England during World War II. General Eisenhower and other officers watch maneuvers. An officer looks through a pair of binoculars. General Eisenhower and others walk to Sedan.
U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits United States 35th Infantry Division troops in England during World War II. General Eisenhower, General George Patton and Major General Paul Baade in a field as Eisenhower speaks to Allied soldiers. A soldier salutes General Eisenhower. He speaks to soldiers with field artillery in the background. American military trucks lined up as General Eisenhower arrives. He gets into a car. General Eisenhower and party come out of a building as he speaks to a soldier.
U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits United States 35th Infantry Division troops in England during World War II. General Eisenhower, General George Patton and Major General Paul Baade. General Eisenhower inspects trucks and truck drivers. Trucks lined up in a field as Eisenhower speaks to the drivers.
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