Scenes of the first daylight strategic bombing by the United States Air Forces against targets in German-controlled Europe. A dozen B-17s execute the first mission against railroad marshaling yards in German-held Rouen, France, on August 17, 1942. A year later, large numbers of U.S. bombers attack Schweinfurt, Germany during World War II. U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress planes take off from U.S. Air Base in England. A formation of B-17s in flight. They head towards Germany. U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his aides confer. Unescorted B-17s over Schweinfurt under heavy attack by German FW-190 fighter planes. The B-17s drop bombs over the target area. Ruins of Schweinfurt after bombings. A FW-190 goes down after facing attack. Dead and wounded men unloaded from B-17s which return from the Schweinfurt raid. Panoramic views of ruined Schweinfurt on August 20, 1943.
Various United States fighter aircraft , including those of 36th and 373rd Fighter Groups, on Le Culot Airfield (A-89), Beauvechain, Belgium. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane cartoon insignias on nose art include the following P-47 names: De Poiple Shaft III, B-3, Little Rocket, Hazel Honey, Easy's Angels and Bitterbitcher III. P-38 Lightning planes in flight.
The United States starts a civil war air school in Glendale. Pilots attend classes at the civil war air school. A biplane takes off. The biplane in flight. The plane lands after a short flight.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates a memorial shaft to pioneers during Sesquicentennial celebrations in Marietta, Ohio. Crowds cheer. President Roosevelt on a stage. Flags are pulled back to reveal the monument. A band plays. View of the Memorial to the Start Westward of the United States, sculpted by Gutzon Borglum, depicting revolutionary and pioneer figures.
Operation Piranha at White Beach in Cap Batangan, Vietnam. United States Marine personnel moving down combination ladder of the USS Bayfield (APA-33) with their packs and rifles. Marines board a waiting LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) alongside. LCVP in water. (Vietnam War period).
Boxing event at 1936 Berlin Olympics, Germany. Crowd cheers the boxers as they battle it out in the ring. The bantamweight match is between Ulderico Sergo of Italy and Jackie Wilson of the United States. Sergo wins the Gold medal defeating Wilson who takes the Silver medal. Italian commentator covers the match.
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