A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations 'Operation Titanic' over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. Personnel of the U.S. 8th Air Force in Great Britain. The U.S. 15th Air Force personnel in Italy. The are briefed about the first shuttle bombing run to new Russian airfields. United States Army Air Force General Nathan Farragut Twining addresses the personnel and bids them farewell. United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses led by General Ira Clarence Eaker take off. USAAF B-24 Liberators take off from Great Britain. P-51 Mustangs and P-38 Lightning fighter airplanes escort the bombers on their way. The bombing forces bomb the targets in Germany. They return after their mission. Crew and officers look at the aircraft as they fly overhead. The officers look through binoculars. The crew waves towards the aircraft.
A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations 'Operation Titanic' over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. U.S. bombers land on an airfield in Russia. Crew disembarks from the airplanes. They shake hands and talk to Russian pilots. Officers interrogate the fliers about the mission. Russian and U.S. crewmen service the airplanes. The crew eat in an outdoor kitchen. They sleep in tents.
A film on U.S. shuttle-bombing operations in "Operation Frantic" over Germany, operating from bases in Great Britain, Italy and the Soviet Union during World War II. Aircraft parked at an air base in Poltava, Ukraine, Soviet Union. Nose art and painted insignias on the U.S. Army Air Force aircraft. American crewmen standing near the bomber aircraft. They sleep in tents. They wake up and get ready. A group of Soviet civilian workers walks by with farming tools. A man shaves. Others wash their faces. American Colonel Albert Kepler and Russian officers confer for their next bombing mission. They select target areas for the bombardment. Gasoline, bombs, ammunition and other supplies are provided to the crew. American and Russian crewmen of a bomber aircraft play baseball and cards and interact. Some American soldiers write letters home. Others milk a cow with a Soviet soldier. Crewmen drive in a jeep to visit the nearby town where German bombing campaigns have destroyed many buildings in Poltava. They view a destroyed leather industry factory, and the grave of Ukrainian writer Vladimir Korelenko. They see only rubble remaining of the birth home of Korolenko. Damaged buildings and rubble in the area. People walking on a street. The American soldiers interact with the Ukrainian civilians of the town. Women and children of the town are seen. Closeup view of the hand of a a U.S. Army soldier as he hands out chewing gum candy to eager Ukrainian children. On the way back to the base the soldiers view the Column of Glory in Poltava, honoring the 1709 Battle of Poltava.
U.S. Army Air Corps ( USAAC ) Third Aviation Instruction Center in Issoudun, France during World War I. Students standing behind a roped off area. Other students standing near an airplane. 'Field' written on a small board. They work on the airplane. United States Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker, U.S. Army General John Joseph Pershing and U.S. Army Major General Benjamin Delahauf Foulois standing outside a building. They inspect the base. Airplanes parked on an airfield. Some of the airplanes taxiing on the airfield. The airplanes in flight overhead and performing aerial aerobatics.
A film titled: 'Life at Sea' on the life of U.S. Navy sailors aboard ships. United States Navy ships in a harbor in the United States. A signalman near a signal light. The U.S. flag flying atop a flag pole. Sailors aboard ships. U.S. Navy Cruiser USS Macon (CA-132) underway at sea. An officer looks through binoculars. A Captain standing on a bridge with sailors. A sailor looks through binoculars. The sailors get ready for anti aircraft tracking drills. Sailors seated at a table. Ships underway. Men at an information center for tracking any enemy aircraft. They track the enemy aircraft and report to battle stations. They get ready for action. They look through binoculars. They aim anti aircraft guns as the aircraft fly in formation overhead. Men in a radio room keep in touch with the rest of the navy. The sailors aim the guns.
A training film titled 'Air Force Helicopter UH-1 Tactical Operations' on tactical operations of U.S. Air Force UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. A helicopter in flight overhead in the United States. One of the primary mission of the helicopter is infiltration and ex filtration of primary forces deep into enemy territory. Helicopters land at an air base. Buildings and trees in the background. Planning factors are to be considered before using helicopters for any mission. The capability of the helicopter must be known. Several helicopters parked at the air base. Men arrive near the helicopters. A man stands nearby. Unarmed helicopters are used to carry troops and cargo. Installations of a number of systems in the helicopter. Weapon systems can be installed in helicopters. Men work and install the systems. An armament panel is located in a cockpit to fire. Guns and rocket systems installed. A helicopter weighs 9000 pounds after being fully loaded. Helicopters parked at the air base. A pilot seated in the cockpit of a helicopter installed with weapon system. The pilot turns switches on the panel. Helicopters parked at the air base.
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