Allied aircraft in Germany during World War II. P-47D of the 386th Fighter squadron, 365th Fighter Group nicknamed "PEE-WEE" (right side) and "Peggy Short" (left side) parks on Fritzlar Air Base, Germany. Crew chief rides on left wing to help pilot maneuver in the tight quarters, due to war damage obstructing the field. A confiscated German car pulls up near the aircraft. Pilot gets into the cockpit of P-47 aircraft. He wears his flight gear. Engine starts and aircraft takes off. P-47 aircraft lands after a short flight. 386th Fighter Squadron P-47Ds land and taxi along the airstrip.
The U.S. Secretary of War, John W Weeks, General Pershing and other officers at the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. Hangars in the background. General Mitchell explains the working of the bomber to Secretary of War, Weeks, and General Pershing. Inspecting party and General Mitchell stand near a bomber aircraft. General Mitchell talks to General Pershing, standing near wing of bomber. Inspecting party gets into an opened touring sedan and leave.
American military officers in the United States, at the Eglin Air Force Base Vietnamese Refugee Processing Center. An officer wearing goggles speaks to men and a woman seated in a tent. The men talk. A man smokes a cigarette. The men discuss a document. The officer speaks. Other men stand behind him.
Two P-47 aircraft take off from Alto Air Base, Corsica, with clouds of dust blowing across the runway. P-47s high in clouds. A squadron of P-47s in flight over clouds. A flight of four P-47s illuminated in sunlight. P-47 bounces on landing.
Evacuation of civilians of Okinawa in Japan, during World War II. U.S. MP (Military Police) in a village in Okinawa in Japan. The MP with the civilians in the streets of the village. The Military Police and a few women of the village in front of a hut. The women talk among themselves. One of the MP wearing a helmet with the letters 'MP' written on it. Civilians, holding their belongings, walk through the streets of the village. The civilians in an enclosure. The MP among a group of civilians which includes elderly people. The civilians are helped into trucks by the MP for evacuation from the village which is to be the site of an air base. A group of civilians walk with their belongings. Trucks loaded with civilians in view. The trucks move along the road. Huts on the side of the road. A Military Police on a horse leads a large group of civilians who carry their belongings. Children in the group. The group walks along the road. The group includes men, women, children and elderly people.
Okinawan workers during the work of an airstrip in Okinawa, Japan, during World War II. The workers in a village in Okinawa, gather in a group. The workers move in a line to a desk where a pair of U.S. Military Police are seated. Each worker signs on a document. A policeman looks on. Few policemen stand behind the desk. The workers bow to an officer who walks past them. The workers move in a group. A few men in the group eating out of a bowl. The group of workers in a field which is the proposed site for the air base. The workers move in a line along a road. A few workers,with hammers in their hands, at work in the area. Sacks of sand stacked by the workers. Workers along the side of a road. Trucks with material move along the road. Heavy equipment grading the ground for the airstrip. Workers operate heavy equipment. A few workers painting the roof and sides of a building in the area. Aircraft taking off from the new airstrip.
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