U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Buka Island, Papua, New Guinea during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers drop bombs over Japanese positions on Buka Island. Smoke billows up from the explosions. Japanese fighter aircraft attack the B-24s. An aerial view of Buka Island.
U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Rekata Island, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers drop bombs over Japanese installations on Rekata Island. Smoke billows up from the explosions.
U.S. Army Air Force aircraft attack enemy installations on Munda Point, Solomon Islands during World War II. U.S. 13th Air Force bombers in flight over Vila in the Solomon Islands. The bombers take off from Guadalcanal to attack Japanese installations on Munda Point in New Georgia. Views of support fighter aircraft taking off to join in this, the largest single raid (total participating aircraft) in the Pacific thus far. U.S. naval guns shell enemy targets on Munda. The bombers release bombs over ground targets. Ships fire salvo from giant artillery guns towards shore targets. Smoke rises from heavy shell fire. The bombers escorted by fighters drop bombs over the targets. Smoke billows up from exploding targets. View of newly formed craters all over Munda Point after smoke clears. Aerial views of a second round of bombing over Munda Point during the same raid.
U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group in Sicily during World War II. A-36 in flight over Sicily. A-36 taxis at an airfield. Airmen inspect A-36. Crewmen drink and eat around U.S. army jeep parked at the airfield. Supply crates being unloaded by U.S. troops from U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft parked on the airfield.
Pilots of U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group being briefed in Sicily during World War II. Pilots being briefed by U.S. Army Air Force officer in front of a map of Sicily. Pilots leave tent after a short briefing. A-36s parked at an airfield in the background. Pilots being transported to A-36s by jeep. Pilot boards A-36.
A film highlights U.S. 8th Air Force activities and U.S. Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. B-17s parked in a parking area. A wounded U.S. pilot is removed from an airplane and is helped into an ambulance.
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