Activities of British 8th Army and African American U.S. 99th Pursuit Squadron (part of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group) in Orsogna, Italy during World War II. Cartridge belts are loaded onto the wing of an airplane. A bomb loaded at the bottom of the airplane. An African American pilot gets into the airplane. Eleven United States Army Air Force Curtiss P-40 Warhawks take off from a steel-matted runway. British artillery men rush towards a directional range finder. Tents in the background. Other airplanes parked in the background.
Activities of the African American pilots in the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group. Pilots enter a briefing room and sit on stools, to be briefed before a mission, at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy during World War 2. The briefing officer, a Captain, points to areas along the Italian-Austrian border, as he speaks. Sign on podium reads: 'Target for Today.'
100th Squadron of P-51 airplanes from U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group, comprised of Tuskegee Airmen African American pilots, flies in various formations over Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, during World War 2. Airmen stand looking up to watch the airplanes. The squadron buzzes the field in a very low altitude formation. Several views of the squadron in formations at various altitudes.. When done, the lead P-51, with numeral 1 on its side and the name: "Skipper's Darlin" painted on its nose, lands on the runway and taxis to the end. There it is met and guided to a halt by its Crew Chief, who promptly climbs on the left wing and rides with his legs dangling over the leading edge, as the plane taxis back to its parking place. Distinctive Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft. This is repeated by other landing aircraft and their crew chiefs, who ride back on the wings of their respective airplanes.
P-51s of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) parked on the ramp at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, in World War 2. African American pilots of the 100th Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, are seen recapping their completed mission. They are crouched on the Marsden matting (pierced steel planking) of the ramp in front of their Commanding Officer's P-51, named: "Skipper's Darlin." Pilots seen are: (L-R) Dempsey W. Morgan Jr.; Carrol S. Wood; Robert H. Nelson Jr.; Andrew D. Turner (Commanding Officer); and Clarence D. Lester. Separate sequence shows Captain Turner taxiing his P-51as his crew chief sits on the left wing, with feet dangling over its leading edge. Another P-51 completing a landing roll on the runway. Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft.
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. An airplane parked at a snow covered air strip. The wheels of the airplane and the motor covered with a canvas. Men measure snow pressure. Men jack up the airplane.
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. U.S. Navy JA-1 Noorduyn Norseman aircraft parked on an air strip. A photographer stamps snow off his boots and opens the door of a tent. He carries a tripod out of the tent. Another man arrives near the tent.
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