Army DH-4 biwing bombers in bombing demonstration against an outline of battleship on ground at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia. The airplanes dive at target and release their bombs, which explode on the ground.
F-51 Mustang aircraft of 2 Squadron, South African Air Force (SAAF), fly overhead, in two flights of 4 aircraft each, and peel off for landing. This Squadron, attached to the USAF 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, is operating at K-10, Chinhae (aka Jinhae) Air Base, where one of their F-51s, displaying SAAF markings is seen taxiing to park. Other aircraft of the 18th Wing are seen parked in the background. Another F-51D, with USAF markings, tail number 45-11736, and shark's teeth painted on its nose, taxis out of the parking area. This aircraft is from the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, and piloted by Lt. James Glessner. (Korean War)
Pilots of the 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the United States Air Force prepare for mission in Korea. A briefing tent. Sign on the tent reads '39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Operations'. Several pilots walk through the doorway donning gear. A man on the wing of a plane. He helps a pilot to climb into the cockpit of a P-51. The pilot has a knapsack. Close view of the nose section of the aircraft. The propellers start turning. (Korean War)
P-51 aircraft of the USAF 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, at Chinhae Base (K-10) in Korea. Some, from the 12th fighter bomber Squadron, are seen with shark's teeth painted on their noses. Several P-51s in a line ready to take off. F-51s as they take off. A jeep in the background. Three stationary R-5s behind the jeep. Formation of F-51s in flight. Aircraft parked on the ramp. Formation landing of F-51s. Men signal and direct F-51s on the ramp. Several ground crew members on the ramp. (Korean War)
F-51 aircraft of the USAF 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, being refueled at Chinhae Base (K-10) in Korea. . A partially completed aircraft hangar. A soldier stands near it. Gasoline trucks being driven out of the hangar. The sign on the hangar reads 'Refueling, We fuel them, You fly them'. Several F-51s from 2 Squadron of the South African Air Force (SAAF), attached to the 18th Wing, being refueled. They display their logo, a winged tiger, and motto, "Sursum Prorsusque." (Upward and Onward). Close view of the hose of gasoline truck as it unwinds. Meter in operation. An airman refuels one of the P-51s. Pilot in the cockpit.Smoke comes out of the nose section as the aircraft start engines. (Korean War)
P-51 combat operations over a Japanese held hill near Burma border in Wanling, China. Aerial view of the terrain below. Smoke rises as the bombs hit the ground. Two P-51s in flight. P-51s dive to drop bombs over the mountains and valleys below. (World War II period).
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