A U.S. Army Air Forces Captain (instructor) and a Lieutenant, pilot, walk the flight line past parked P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. They stop at one, and the instructor climbs on its wing root, showing the Lieutenant that the wing flaps have been left down to prevent someone from stepping on them. The Lieutenant climbs into the cockpit as the instructor stands on the wing and points out controls of the aircraft. Included are controls for fuel selection; trim tabs; emergency hydraulic pump; gun heat; wing flaps; landing gear. They look up as a P-47 passes low overhead. Then, the instructor continues clockwise around the cockpit noting the quadrant of turbo, throttle, and mixture controls. He covers switches, warning lights, flight instruments, and engine instruments and other things. Scene shifts to aerial view of a P-47 in flight above clouds, and then to oxygen controls and indicators. Closeup of pilot wearing oxygen mask. More views of cockpit and controls and indicators. Student closes the canopy part way and they discuss its operation. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
A U.S. Army Air Forces Captain (instructor) talks to Lieutenant Pilot getting familiarization training in cockpit of a Republic P-47 aircraft. Student looking at P-47 cockpit training aid in office. Closeup of student taking blindfold cockpit check. He smiles and receives acknowledgment from instructor after passing. View from ground below, of pilot in cockpit of parked P-47 and then of a P-47 on takeoff roll and climbing out. P-47 in flight headed toward the camera. Side silhouette view of P-47 in flight, and then diving. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Gun camera footage as U.S. Army Air Force 34th Fighter Squadron Aircraft strafe factory and other ground targetsin vicinity of Kyushu, Japan. Fire burns along coast and smoke rises from ground in Harbor area. View of buildings and other ground targets being hit. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group Aircraft commanded by a Captain Vogt, strafing target buildings and ships in area of harbor at Tarumizu in Kyushu Japan. Fire and explosions on bay area of the Island. Heavy smoke rises. Aircraft strafes over open field areas and factories, and then strikes ships in harbor. 34th Fighter Squadron Aircraft drop bombs over harbor in Kyushu, Japan. Fire and explosions on bay area of the Island. Heavy smoke rises. Aircraft strafes over open field areas, houses on ground. Tracers fired on Japanese ships on water surface. Fire and explosion from the ship. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group Aircraft. Aircraft fires on ground and sea targets near Tarumizu in Kyushu Japan. Rounds hitting Japanese ships in harbor. Fire and explosions from the ship. Heavy smoke rises from the Japanese ships. (World War II period).
Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group Aircraft. Aircraft fires rounds and tracers at Japanese aircraft in area of Tarumizu in Kyushu, Japan. Aircraft targets buildings on ground near ocean. View of explosions on the ground as buildings are hit. (World War II period).
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