United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bombers flying low over Romanian oil refineries in Ploesti during Operation Tidal Wave (World War 2). A group of United States B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. B-24 Liberator airplane flying over farmlands and burning oil refineries. B-24 Liberator plane flies through a thick cloud of smoke. B-24 Liberator in flight. A group of B-24 Liberators flying over farms. Round hay bales on farmland.
United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24 Liberator bombers taxiing and taking off from the United Kingdom during World War 2. Men attach bomb on a B-24 Liberator (Second Bombardment Wing). Nose art of B-24 Liberator “Peep Show” (42-7535) depicting a naked cartoon blond woman seen from a keyhole. B-24 Liberator “Peep Show” engine begins to move. B-24 Liberator aircraft leave the United Kingdom for an assignment North Africa. Another USAAF B-24 Liberator begins to taxi on the airfield. B-24 Liberators taxiing and taking off from an airfield. A group of USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers in flight, flying past branches of trees. A machine gun barrel peering out in front of a group of flying bombers. A bomber in flight.
U.S. Army Air Force bomber aircraft dropping bombs over Germany during World War 2. A group of USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. A bombardier reloading machine gun in flight. Machine gun holder is written “Wrench”. A bomber flying past as seen from the ground. Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters of the Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) in flight. Pilots in parachutes descending. A United States gunner onboard fires with machine gun at German fighters. Bullet belt of machine gun. A German fighter explodes after being hit by USAAF machine gun fire. USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers flying. Aerial view of a shipbuilding yard in Kiel, Germany. Aerial view of Kiel and surrounding areas. Incendiaries being dropped from B-24 Liberator bombers over Kiel. Smoke covers Kiel after bombing by United States Army. B-24 Liberator bombers with contrails flying as seen from an aircraft above. Incendiary bombs falling over Germany. Aircraft contrails form over bombs. A bomber’s wing. Aerial view of a German town with river. Bombardier with mask helmet holding a machine gun.
U.S. Army Air Force aircraft dropping bombs over German-occupied cities in Europe during World War 2. USAAF B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. A bombardier prepares to drop bombs. Bomb bay of B-24 Liberator opens. A bombardier pushes a button to drop bombs. B-24 Liberator dropping bombs. Bombs fall into German-occupied city in Europe. Smoke forms over bomb site. Propeller of bomber engine moving. Multiple bombs are released from a bomber. Three B-24 Liberator bombers flying over thick winter clouds. Smoke forms from anti-aircraft firing. Thick clouds of smoke forms over Calais, France. A B-24 Liberator bomber flying over clouds.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh performs a stunt flight during a Pan-American Conference in Havana, Cuba. Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis lands on the airfield. Famous pilot Charles Lindbergh visits Cuba as part of his goodwill tour to Latin America. Cuban officials and delegates from twenty-one nations gather for the Pan-American Conference. Flags from Pan-American Union countries on flagpoles waving in the background. Delegates cheer for Charles Lindbergh, also known as the “Lone Eagle”. A motorcade for Charles Lindbergh, hailed in Cuba as the “Caballero del Aire”. Charles Lindbergh’s motorcade arrives at the Presidential Palace, now known as the Museum of the Revolution Cuba (Refugio Street 1, between Monserrate and Zulueta, Avenida Bélgica, La Habana 10600, Cuba). Cuban President Gerardo Machado stands in the balcony of the Presidential Palace with Cuban officials Orestes Ferrara and Miguel Mariano Gómez. Crowds welcome Charles Lindbergh. President Machado greets Charles Lindbergh. President Machado, Charles Lindbergh and Cuban officials pose together for a picture outside the Presidential Palace.
President Harry S. Truman in Germany for the Potsdam Conference during World War 2. President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in official car in Berlin. The Secret Service stand on running boards of President Truman's car. A man takes photographs of President Truman. President Truman’s car drives past the camera. In next scene, the USS Augusta, a Northampton class cruiser, arrives at Port of Brussels (Place des Armateurs 6, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium) in Belgium. The USS Augusta is being towed by two tugboats. Belgian crowds waving at the ship. Sailors on the deck of the USS Augusta. President Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower review the Honor Guards in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. President Truman and Eisenhower talking. President Truman and Admiral Leahy boards Douglas VC-54C (2107451) also called "Sacred Cow," the first U.S. Presidential aircraft (later termed Air Force One), at Frankfurt airport. Airplane taxiing on the runway.
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