Discussion of the first B-17 raid in the European theater (on Rouen, France) during World War II. Major General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the U.S. 8th Air Force, comments about this first such use of American heavy bombers against German targets in World War 2. He notes that this raid was led by Brigadier Ira Eaker, head of U.S. Bomber Command. He invites Eaker to comment on the raid. General Eaker reports that pilots maintained good formations and gunners caused German fighters to back away. He states that the main targets during the air raid were marshalling yards and a Locomotive repair facility. An intelligence officer debriefs two members of a flight crew, following a mission. They answer questions. One of the crew members points out their target on a map, and reports success at hitting their targets..
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Wing at an annual training in the United States. Men unload supplies from U.S. Army Air Corps C-2 aircraft flown from Rockwell field. Men load supplies from an aircraft into a truck. A U.S. Army Air Corps C-1 aircraft parked beside two C-2 aircraft on a field.
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Wing at an annual training in California, United States. Pursuit planes in flight during the annual training as they make passes at U.S. Army Air Corps LB-6s and B-2s in flight. Bombers LB-6and B-2 aircraft use cloud cover to defend themselves. Aircraft in flight.
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Wing at an annual training in San Francisco, California. U.S. Army Air Corps C-3 aircraft on a field. California state police men load motorcycles into the aircraft. A policemen tries to put on a parachute. A pilot helps the policemen to put on the parachute. Policemen board C-2 aircraft and bid goodbye. A girl bids adieu to a pilot. Nearly 200,000 spectators at the Mills Field, San Francisco. U.S. Army Air Services LB-6, B-2, A-3, P-12 aircraft in flight. Spectators look on. A-3 aircraft lays a smoke screen.
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Wing at an annual training in San Francisco, California. U.S. Army Air Corps C-3 aircraft taxis on a field. Major General J. L. Hines and Commander of the 1st Provisional Wing Brigadier General William Gillmore get off the aircraft. They shake hands with Army Air Corps officer. General Hines and Brigadier General Gillmore talk to each other. Aircraft lined up on Mather airfield in California. U.S. Army Air Corps P-12s, LB-6s, B-2s and A-3s in flight over the field.
A U.S. submarine patrol in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A U.S. submarine on surface. A U.S. Navy officer speaks to a man on the bridge of the submarine. An officer looks through a long glass and steps back on the bridge. Crew members aboard the submarine. Two officers converse on the bridge of the submarine. Crew member speaks. A man wearing a baseball cap backwards as he talks to another man. An officer wearing a visored cap. A bearded crew member.
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