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Two British spitfires and a C -47, towing a glider, take off in France
Forward air operations in France during World War II. Two Spitfire Mk IX aircraft, of 222 Squadron, RAF, with white stripe invasion markings on them, take off from dirt field, raising dust as they depart. Trucks drive over the field raising dust clouds. U.S. Army Air Force C -47 Skytrain takes off towing a United States Army Air Force Waco CG-4 glider. Wreckage of two Spitfires and a Tempest or Typhoon aircraft, in D-day paint, are seen on the field. An operator is shown, working in the mobile control vehicle.
The 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division prepare for a mission in the Netherlands (WWII)
Allied airborne operation in Netherlands during World War II during Operation Market Garden. Map showing the cities of Arnheim, Nijmegen, and Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The 82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division prepare for a mission in the Netherlands in World War 2. Troops listening. Paratroops board C-47s and fly to their objectives. Glider troops prepare to take off. They board the U.S. Army gliders (Waco CG-4). Waco CG-4 gliders take off and seen in flight. Aerial views of aircraft and ground below. View of gliders landing at Eindhoven. Troops assemble for their initial objectives. Troops hold rifles and pass away on Jeep. Allied troops enter the town of 't Zand on September 18, 1944 as Dutch citizens greet them.
U.S. Paratroopers of 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions preparing to depart England the day before D-day in World War II
Film begins showing Brigadier General James M. Gavin, Commander of the Force A (parachute) contingent of the 82nd Airborne Division, standing on the hood of a jeep, at an airfield, to brief his paratroopers as they prepare for the D-Day invasion, during World War 2. A C-47 transport plane taxis behind the assembled group of troopers. Barbed wire is strung in the foreground. Paratroopers are issued French currency before departure. Some gamble with it using dice. Troops are seen playing volleyball on a field surrounded by trees. On an airfield, one trooper hits ground balls with a soft ball and several others field it. Some other troopers sit in grass next to the ramp, assembling wooden containers for airdrop. Two Army Air Forces mechanics fasten a tow bar on the nose wheel of a British-built Horsa Mk.II glider. They then tow it with a tug. View from above of Horsa gliders and C-47 tow airplanes, all in D-Day paint stripes, lined up on an airfield ramp. Paratrooper tent camp is viewed from above. Then, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and other senior officers are seen visiting paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, at the camp, on June 5, 1944, as they prepare to board their aircraft. Famous closeup of General Eisenhower speaking to a tall paratrooper who has his face camouflaged with grease paint.View looking down, as Eisenhower circulates among the troopers. Closeup of him conversing with another one directly.
Introduction of a Jeep in United States Army and being put to various uses like for maneuvers and towing planes (WW2)
'Autobiography of a Jeep' about the introduction of jeep in United States Army during World War II. Deserts, roads and highways in the United States. Aerial view of an intersection of highways. Explosion occurs and soldiers march symbolizing the country at war. Men cover a car. Trucks loaded with equipment on the move. Men design cars. Cars being displayed at an auto show. Jeeps being designed by draftsmen for military purpose. A man in a jeep. Soldiers look at the jeep. A man gets under the jeep. The jeep being tested over various obstacles. It is used for maneuvers in forests. Soldiers loaded on to a jeep as it moves through dense forests. A Jeep pulls a trailer. A Jeep being wrapped in a canvas and it crosses the river. Soldiers board a plane. A jeep being loaded onto a plane. The plane in flight. A jeep being loaded onto a transport glider. A jeep tows a glider.
Proposed Boeing Dyna-Soar capsule separation and wind tunnel testing prior to the launch of DS-1 Dyna-Soar in the U.S.
Scale model tests of proposed Boeing Dyna-Soar in the United States. Views of the earth showing the flight path of the Dyna-Soar and a launching at Cape Canaveral. A table-top model of Boeing proposed Dyna-Soar airborne vehicle with multi-stage rockets on a launch pad and gantry towers. A flight capsule and a crew accommodations display board and a scale model of proposed Boeing Dyna-Soar turning on a pedestal in the foreground. A drawing shows the proposed cockpit configuration for the Boeing Dyna-Soar vehicle. A man in a pressure suit seated in the cockpit of full scale mockup of the Boeing proposed Dyna-Soar. A drawing shows various stages of proposed capsule separation. Wind tunnel capsule separation test using scale models. Boeing Dyna-Soar wind tunnel model being held by a technician. The technician places the Boeing model in the Arnold engineering hot shot tunnel. Views of the model of Boeing Dyna-Soar under a bank of quartz lamps during a structural heat test. The model nose cone is heated by multi-gas jet device. A Boeing DS-1 model enters the wind tunnel. A drawing shows general arrangement of the DS-1 Dyna-Soar booster and glider. Full scale mockup of Boeing DS-1 glider mockup on display.
Mechanics work on U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bomber parked inside a wrecked hanger in North Africa.
Mechanics work on USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) planes parked in a hangar in North Africa during World War II. Large gas and oil dump in North Africa. U.S. army trucks pass on highway to Bizerte. Semi-truck and trailer carry wrecked USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) P-38 Lightening fighter aircraft. Interiors of a bomb wrecked hangar. Two mechanics walk to steel work rack at tail of B-25 Mitchell bomber, lift machine gun, and climb up to work platform. They install machine gun on B-25 tail. Large hole in hangar ceiling. Mechanic inside the tail adjusts pivot on the gun of B-25. Mechanic climbs on work rack and works on tail of B-25. Several gliders parked outside bomb wrecked hangar. Crew members clean glider nose.
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