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B-17s of 8th Air Force, 91st Bomb Group, returning to Bassingbourn Airfield, England,from mission over Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Airmen and ground crews at RAF Bassingbourn airfield anxiously await return of 91st Bomb Group B-17s from their bombing mission over Wilhelmshaven, Germany. They engage in various diversions as they wait. Flare from a returning B-17 signals wounded aboard. An ambulance races out to meet the aircraft after landing. Injured are helped into the ambulance. A dead crewman is covered. A gunner receives blood plasma. (World War II period).

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045583
B-17s of 91st Bomb Group, including the "Memphis Belle," return from mission over Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

One by one, 29 B-17 aircraft of the 91st Bomb Group (out of 36 launched) return from their bombing mission over Wilhelmshaven, Germany during World War 2. Many suffered battle damage and have wounded crew aboard. The B-17, "Dame Satan," is seen with large holes in it. The B-17, "Old Bill," is shot to pieces, with its nose missing. Lieutenant Colonel Stanley T. Wray waits in control tower as three more aircraft arrive, including the "Memphis Belle." Her crew members relax and smile as she lets down to land. Her pilot, Captain Morgan buzzes the airfield before landing to complete their 25th bombing mission. They are congratulated by well wishers on the ground. Their crew chief paints the 25th bomb on the "Memphis Belle" fuselage. Change of scene: Brigadier General Haywood S. Hansell, Jr. awards a Distinguished Flying Cross to each crew member. Change of scene: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, of England, visit the flight crew and ground crew of "Memphis Belle" and converse with them. Change of scene: Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, and Major General Ira Eaker, Commander of the 8th Air Force, visit and greet the crew. General Devers reads their orders to return to the United States and encourage Americans on the home front.

Location: England United Kingdom
Date: 1943
Duration: 9 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045584
Memphis Belle lands at an airport in the United States and is surrounded by spectators.

B-17 Memphis Belle lands at an airport runway while on its victory tour of the United States. The public rushes to view the parked airplane. Full view of Memphis Belle surrounded by spectators.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078321
Memphis Belle B-17 on tarmac as crowd examines it.

The Memphis Belle B-17 on its tour of the USA. A crowd of civilians gathered around the plane while it sits on the tarmac. A man in a suit looks into the plane through a window.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078322
Crowd of people examine the Memphis Belle B-17 on tarmac during victory tour.

Woman shields eyes in a crowd gathered to look at the Memphis Belle. Camera pans across the B-17. Two propellers of Memphis Belle seen. Out of focus view of podium with crew members assembled. Close up faces of women straining to see podium. Footage mostly out of focus.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078323
POV Memphis Belle landing at airport during its victory tour.

Obscured POV view through the lower canopy of the Memphis Belle as it flies over an airport after takeoff. POV through forward canopy of the Memphis Belle B-17 as it taxis towards a waiting crowd and podium during its USA tour. POV large group of civilians seen through gun canopy and side window. People see beyond gun sight of B-17 Memphis Belle.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078324
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