Lieutenant R L Murphy , 63 Squadron, 56 Fighter Group, U.S. 8th Air Force, shoots down German ME-109 aircraft in World War 2. Heavy white smoke streams from German aircraft.
Lieutenant Butler, 435 Squadron, 479 Fighter Group, U.S. 8th Air Force, shoots down German FW-190 aircraft during World War 2. Gun camera footage shows part of German aircraft is blown off.
Gun camera footage: First Lieutenant J C McVay, 343 Squadron, 55 Fighter Group, U.S. 8th Air Force, shoots down German FW-190 aircraft, which crashes and burns during World War 2
A man fires pistol in air at an 8th Bomber Command air base in England. U.S. planes taxiing and taking off. Planes in queue to fly. Propellers of planes moving. (World War II period).
U.S. planes of 8th Bomber Command fly during a mission over clouds in Germany. Bombardier and navigator in plane. Both are working inside the aircraft. Scenes inside the aircraft. Firing by the gunners. Navigator navigates through the instrument. Man presses button to fire. Name on a plane reads "Doodle". Pilot and copilot on their seats. A plane being hit. Pilots look at the crashing plane. Plane crashed. German fighters attack back. (World War II period).
Operations of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) 56th Fighter Group stationed at RAF Halesworth, Southwold, Suffolk, England, during World War 2. A Lieutenant pilot of 56th Fighter Group, writes notes on back of his hamd during briefing by Group Commander about "ramrod" (escort) mission to accompany B-17 bombers to Bremen, Germany. Intelligence officer briefs on enemy flak and fighters, and tells aircrews to watch out for German twin engine rocket planes from below. Weather officer briefs on anticipated conditions. Aircrews synchronize watches. (Narrator remarks about "Ramrod to Emden, suggesting that footage may contain mix of scenes from different missions.) Pilots board jeep ankle deep in mud, piling their chutes on the hood. Jeep stops near a P-47 abd oilot climbs into its cockpit. Propeller seen rotating. P-47C, 41-6271 “Rat Racer” of the 61st Fighter Squadron is seen. Planes taxiing.
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