U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) Stinson L-5 Sentinel of the 25th Liaison Squadron "Guinea Short Lines" in flight over water during World War 2. Aerial view of Stinson aircraft in flight, and view from inside an airplane of Madang air strip (recently captured by Australian forces) pock marked with craters. Dogumur Bay in the background. L-5 lands and taxis on the battered strip. Other aircraft parked in the background. Crew men refuel L-5 aircraft, named "Little Larry," from fuel drums with funnel over wing. Australian soldiers carry litter bearing bandaged Indian Punjab soldier, who escaped Japanese prison camp. Airmen of 25th Liaison Squadron help the Indian Punjab soldier into the Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft. The Punjab soldier in cabin of the L-5 aircraft. American Sergeant (pilot) removes his passenger's hat, so he can be seen more clearly as he poses for the camera. An L-5 lands on the beach. Other L-5 aircraft parked on beach. Personnel in the background. L-5 (transporting the injured Indian Punjabi soldier) takes off in the opposite direction. Other L-5s in grass near beach. Scene shifts completely, to the injured Punjabi being assisted as he steps from the L-5, after landing back at the 25th Liaison Squadron base in Saidor, New Guinea.
Two Indian Punjab soldiers, liberated from a Japanese prisoner camp, walk towards a Piper L-4 Grasshopper airplane of the USAAC 25th Liaison Squadron, parked on a muddy field at Senai, New Guinea, in World War 2. A U.S. Airman escorts another Punjab soldier. Several grass huts are seen in the background. The Indian soldier boards the airplane. The airplane's pilot approaches and stops momentarily, to allow cameraman to photograph the passenger, before he gets into the front cockpit. Side of the airplane is painted with the words: "Guinea Short Lines" and image of a kangaroo. Next, the airplane is seen splashing water during taking off from the muddy field, past several persons watching from the side of the field. Another L-4 begins to take off.
Pilot sits in cockpit of a Piper L-4 airplane of the U.S. Army Air Corps 25th Liaison Squadron, parked on a grass field at Senai, New Guinea, during World War 2. An Indian Punjab soldier, recently freed from a Japanese prison camp, sits in the back seat of the airplane. Several soldiers watch as the airplane takes off. A local tribesman sits near an Australian officer and an American pilot, who have a map spread out in front of them. A local native approaches followed by another liberated Indian soldier, walking with help of a stick. The American pilot walks out to greet the Indian who shakes his hand and bows. Another Indian also walks out to greet him, salutes, and shakes his hand. Three Indian soldiers pose for the camera, with the U.S. pilot standing nearby. The one with the walking stick salutes. Then two of them shake hands. Several Australian soldiers pose for the camera. Closeup of a Piper L-4 airplane with "Guinea Short Lines," and image of kangaroo, painted on its fuselage.
German troops advance in Poland during Battle of Westerplatte at start of World War II invasion of Poland. People gathered on a river bank. German soldiers fire artillery on a field. Heavy foliage in the background. Germans advance on the battlefield. Explosions occur on road. Column of horse drawn carts on a road. Polish prisoners march through streets and on a field. Mechanized troops on the move. Tanks move on road. Germans lift border barrier and soldiers march through. Some soldiers on horses. Cavalry units move through woods. Machine gun units work on guns. Trucks and men advance.
U.S. publishers and editors visit Reims, France during World War II. U.S. Army General Omar Nelson Bradley at a headquarter building. Newspapermen walk through a prisoner of war (POW) camp area. They visit reclamation and spare parts maintenance headquarters. Vehicles parked outside the building. Trees in the background. An official briefs the newspapermen. They visit the POW enclosure and a cathedral. The visitors get in cars and move.
Infantry soldiers advance on a battlefield in the European Theater. The soldiers fire weapons from bunkers. A U.S. Air Force aircraft taxis and takes off during an emergency. Soldiers disembark from the aircraft and rescue wounded men. Missiles are launched. Prisoners of war are captured by the soldiers. 'Follow Me' statue at the U.S. Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia.
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