Activities of the United States Army Air Forces in the European Theater during World War 2.. Nose-on views of U.S. AAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. Clouds in the background. Several views of B-17s flying in formation, at a distance. Scenes filmed during making of "Combat America," in England.
Two U.S. Army Air Force P-47s fly past overhead. Clouds in background. Aerial view, from below, of U.S. AAF B-17s in formation overhead. Brief glimpse of a B-17Flying Fortress in flight. Clouds behind it. Scenes filmed incident to making of "Combat America," during World War 2, in England.
Incidental scenes from filming of "Combat America," during World War 2. U.S. AAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as seen from one of the aircraft in a formation flight. Airplanes flying in formation. Some of the airplanes in flight leaving vapor trails behind. Planes flying in formation in sky. Clouds in the background.
Waist Gunner firing single shots and short bursts from a B-17 Flying Fortress airplane. Two B-17s flying in formation. View of ocean. Scenes shot during filming of "Combat America,." during World War 2.
Drivers climb aboard Two German Panzer VI Tiger tanks to demonstrate them at a proving ground in Germany. during World War 2. Views of the tanks moving rapidly across a field. One rolls over a fairly large tree. View of one descending a steep hill rolling over small trees. Closeup of the tread mechanism. Turret rotating on one as it moves forward. A tank backing up, setting into position, and firing its 88mm gun. Round bursting in the distance. Firing at a line of target vehicles. Round strikes a target tank. German Army officers observing through binoculars. Closeup of the target tank burning. Change of scene to an area of combat in Europe during World War 2. A machine gun is firing out the window of an abandoned house. German tank approaches with its gun pointed rearward. It runs over a tree and drives through the wall of the house. It then proceeds through the entire building which collapses around it as it moves. It emerges and drives away.
Map Shows location of Port Darwin in Australia. A Japanese naval convoy is under attack by U.S. Planes. Heavy splashes and explosions in water. A Japanese sailor aboard a ship looks through his binoculars. Japanese infantry advances through the New Guinea jungle. A bombed hangar. Wrecked planes inside the hangar. Japanese plane takes off from an airport recently captured from the Americans. Japanese troops inside bombers flying at a high altitude above Darwin. Japanese bombers drop bombs on Darwin. Heavy smoke rises from the explosions. (World War II period).
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