A moment of comedy during the Invasion of Normandy. A soldier directs traffic at an intersection while a G.I. bothers him to light his cigarette. The lighter doesn't work, and the G.I. throws it on the ground. A truck drives past them. The soldier approaches a woman for a light instead. Sign on a building reads, 'Penchurch S'
Famous aviator Charles Lindbergh being welcomed after his successful nonstop trans-Atlantic flight. American aviator Charles Lindbergh at an outdoor luncheon in the Bois de Boulogne given by the International League of aviators. Lindbergh arrives by car at the port of Cherbourg, where crowds greet him. American flag flies from building, along with French flags. Crowds cheer him from the wharf as a launch carries Lindbergh out to the U.S. Navy Cruiser, USS Memphis (CL-13), where he comes aboard in his leather coat and boots. Later, Lindbergh, in a business suit, poses with the officers of the Memphis on the deck. He is given a tour of the ship. One officer shows him the breech of a heavy naval gun. Lindbergh operates the controls of an antiaircraft gun. Lindbergh and an official, in the cockpit of an aircraft carried aboard the ship.
U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) Captain Melvin J. Hitchcock of the 66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, in cockpit of his P-47, talks to crew chief, before a mission. 12th Air Force patch seen on his left shoulder. Other pilots in cockpits talk to their respective crew chiefs.One pilot is smoking a cigar and passes it to his crew chief who looks askance at it . Crew chief stands on wing of P-47, putting cowling on engine. Insignia of the 65th Fighter Squadron is seen on the aircraft.
Interior of a light plane cabin and view past head and shoulder of the pilot, through his open window, of rugged Corsican coastline. Ruined fortifications on hilltop. A church or monastery, undamaged, perched on high cliff above the ocean. View of coastline and beach.
Two P-47s flying slowly, with landing gear extended, over a field. Incendiary bomb dropped from wing of P-47 over a town. P-47s flying low over Corsican coastline. (World War II period).
A U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) P-47 of the 65th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, taxis, raising dust on unpaved Alta airfield, Corsica, during World War 2. A 65th Fighter Squadron P-47, tail number: 42-75988, named "Dixie Doodle." Its Pilot carries his parachute and places it on wing of an adjacent P-47. Several French AF & USAAF 57th FG P-47s take off over hayfields.
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