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The first U.S. C-47 aircraft (and its crew) to drop Pathfinder Paratroopers on D-day eve in World War II.
U.S. Army Air Forces C-47aircraft , number 42-93098, of the 9th Troop Carrier Command Pathfinder Group, and its crew. This is the first aircraft and crew to drop American paratroopers (pathfinders) over France during the Allied invasion, in World War 2. The aircraft taxis on a British airfield. Crew of the aircraft are seen in front of it, including pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Joel Crouch, Copilot, Captain Vito Pedone, Navigator, Captain William Culp, Radio Operator, Harold Coonrod, along with two crew chiefs. Crew members shake hands and board the aircraft. Colonel Crouch waves from the cockpit of the C-47 (but has not started engines). Major J.L. Sweetman boards another aircraft. Colonel Crouche's C-47 taxis to where the Pathfinders will load up. View of Control Tower at RAF North Witham, with ambulance parked outside it. Three hours before takeoff.Colonel Crouch, is seen on a path near the airfield, with a Pathfinder Captain and Lieutenant, who will be aboard his aircraft and be the first to jump into France. They kid around. The Pathfinder officers note that Colonel Crouch wears paratroop wings. Later, two Pathfinders, of the 101st Airborne Division , with camouflaged faces and American flag insignia on their right shoulders, step from woods and pose momentarily. Pathfinder Paratroopers line up to board C-47 aircraft as Lt. Col. Crouch rides a scooter at the airfield. Aircrews and Pathfinders pose for photographs before taking off. The lead aircraft, number 42-93098, with Lieutenant Colonel Crouch at the controls, takes off from RAF Station North Witham at 9:54 PM, on June 5, 1944. to begin the invasion of France. (Note: This C-47 was shot down on September 18, 1944, during Operation Market Garden, and crash landed on Haamstede Airbase, Netherlands. Although shot at by German troops on the ground, pilot, Maj Joseph A. Beck, and Navigator Lt. Vincent J. Paterno, survived as prisoners of war. Copilot Capt Fred O. Lorimer and another crew member were fatally shot.)
The girls of Carlton College on horsebacks as they perform stunts in Northfield, Minnesota.
Girls perform stunts on horsebacks in Northfield, Minnesota. The girls of Carlton College on horsebacks. The horses move around in a circle. The girls on horsebacks perform various stunts. A girl stands on her head with her legs in the air. The girls make the horses jump over obstacles. A girl falls down while performing the stunts.
A Supermarine Scimitar aircraft falls into the Atlantic Ocean while landing aboard HMS Victorious.
A Supermarine Scimitar aircraft lands aboard British Naval aircraft carrier Victorious underway in the Atlantic Ocean. HMS Victorious underway at sea as a Supermarine Scimitar, a British fighter aircraft, comes in for a landing. The aircraft lands perfectly, but is suddenly thrown over the side, into the sea, as the arresting cable snaps. The pilot, Commander John D. Russell, is unable to open his canopy to escape. A helicopter is dispatched to assist. But a sailor suspended from the helicopter is unable to help because the plane's canopy is jammed shut. The aircraft sinks with the pilot trapped inside. (Note: This dreadful accident occurred while the HMS Victorious was operating off the Isle of Wight. The pilot, Commander John .D. (Des) Russell, Royal Navy, was Commanding Officer of the new 803 Squadron. embarking for the first time at sea from the Royal Naval Air Station Lossiemouth in Scotland. The aircraft, Scimitar F1. XD240 coded 145/V, sank in 220 ft. of water after plunging into the sea.)
Australian officers come aboard USS Cleveland off the coast of Balikpapan, Borneo during World War II.
Allied officers and soldiers off the coast of Balikpapan, Borneo during World War II. Naval guns aboard a vessel in the foreground. Allied naval fleet in the far background. 1st Australian Corps Lieutenant General Leslie Morehead, 7th Australian Division Major General E.J. Milford and Air Vice Marshal come aboard USS Cleveland underway in the Pacific Ocean. A U.S. officer greets the Australian officers. British soldiers loaded onto an LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel). A soldier talks over a field phone. Smoke rises from the coast of Balikpapan.
A United States glider being towed and paratroopers land during a maneuver in the United States.
Air assault tactics being displayed during a maneuver in the United States. A glider in flight. It crashes as it lands. The wrecked glider after the crash. The glider being towed by an airplane. Military equipment. A jeep and soldiers get into a glider. The glider in flight. It lands on a rough terrain. Paratroopers drop and descend. The paratroopers land on a field. (World War II period).
An airstrip being constructed and a C-47 aircraft lands in New Guinea during World War II.
An airstrip under construction in New Guinea during World War II. A sign reads ' T2 our motto. Get the lead out of your ass and get it up to the troops'. The airstrip being leveled. Men and equipment at work at the airstrip. A U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft lands at the airstrip and taxis. C-47s lined up on the airstrip.
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