A village in Korea destroyed due to strafing by the planes of the U.S. Air Force, during Korean War. U.S. planes strafe troops and equipment along roads. Smoke rises as the rockets hit the buildings. U.S. planes fire rockets on the factory area of town. Four P-51 planes in flight.
A P-51 combat operation over a Japanese held hill near Burma border in China. Smoke rises as bombs are dropped. Aerial view of a meandering River. A P-51 of the U.S. Army Air Forces in flight. Smoke rises from the top of hills. (World War II period).
P-51 planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces in a combat operations over Wanling, China, near the Burma border, during World War 2, as photographed from a B-25 Mitchell bomber. Close view of the B-25 bomber's right engine nacelle and empennage shadow on the runway, during takeoff roll. Some soldiers and parked aircraft in the background. The B-25 takes off. . P-51 aircraft seen in flight over Japanese occupied positions in hills. Aerial view of a meandering river. Smoke rises from ordnance dropped by P-51s.
Fighter pilots of the United States 9th Air Force, 354th Fighter Group, with their P-51s in France. A dugout with camouflage netting. Three soldiers come out of the dugout. A man in a glass enclosed tower behind the dugout. A bomb marked with 'To der Fuhurer mit love' attached under a P-51. Pilot lieutenant W B King, of 355th Fighter Squadron, leans over wing of his P-51, 'Atlanta Peach.' A crew chief paints additional swastikas to record German aircraft kills on a P-51. A man shaves while looking in a mirror. The sign on the mirror reads 'Hitler turned Europe upside down.' (Note: Pilot, William B. King, an ace of the 355th Fighter Squadron, "The Pugnacious Pups," was officially credited with 5 1/2 confirmed aerial victories, and was awarded the Silver Star. He was from Atlanta, GA.) (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Forces personnel of the 354th Fighter Group, the Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group, with several horses on a field in France during World War 2. A pilot, in uniform,tries unsuccessfully to mount a small horse, bareback. Later, after lassoing a large horse,with help from others, he approaches and slowly gains its confidence enough to slip a training bridle on and mount it. He then expertly rides the horse bareback, even managing to ride at a canter. (The field is near the town of Criqueville, France, close to the Normandy Beachhead.)
U.S. Army Air Force nurses land in China to help the American troops which are fighting the Japanese. They are welcomed by the Chinese nurses. The nurses climb into jeeps and are driven away. (World War II period).
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