U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers during World War II. A tail gunner in a B-17. Chart used by weather briefer shows vertical view of conditions from ground to 25,000 feet (mission altitude). Formation positions are shown on blackboard with aircraft positions by pilot names. A chaplain blesses B-17s as they take off in the background at an airfield in England. A B-17 in flight over Europe during a mission. The top turret of the B-17 fires. A waist gunner fires a gun.
Bombing of Benedictine Monastery in Cassino, Italy by U.S. bombers during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force B-26 Marauder bombers fly over Cassino. Bombs fall and explode on the monastery. The bombs as they fall directly upon and in the vicinity of the monastery. Huge columns of smoke engulf the area. Vapor trails from the bombers. The monastery before and after the bombing.
Bombing of Benedictine Monastery in Cassino, Italy by U.S. bombers during World War II. Bombs as they fall directly upon and in the vicinity of the monastery. Huge columns of smoke engulf the area. Vapor trails of U.S. Army Air Force B-26 Marauder bombers.
U.S. Army Air Force pilots board and fly bomber aircraft in Cassino, Italy during the Battle of Cassino of World War II. Pilots are briefed on a large outdoor map. Red Cross girls hand out donuts and coffee. A US Army Air Force Douglas A-20 Havoc bomber with nose art name "Boomerang" warms up, taxis and takes off. Another A-20 with nose art name "Spam" is seen. Six B-26s in flight, including close up aerial view of A-20 with name "Spam" in flight.
Burial of U.S. soldiers who died during the Battle of Monte Cassino in Cassino, Italy during World War II. A dead U.S. soldier on a stretcher. Italian civilians dig graves in a cemetery. Shell explosions on a village. Smoke from shells covers the village.
Funeral services for former U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Washington DC. A horse-drawn caisson with President Kennedy's flag-draped casket moves along Pennsylvania Avenue and heads for the U.S. Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). United States President Lyndon Johnson, former President Kennedy's wife Jacqueline Kennedy and his brother Robert Kennedy get off a car outside the Capitol. President Kennedy's casket lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda. President Johnson places a wreath in front of the casket. Jacqueline Kennedy moves towards the casket along with her daughter Caroline. Thousands lined up outside the Capitol to view the casket. People cry in the Rotunda of Capitol. The cortège to Saint Matthew's Cathedral (1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States) shows dignitaries and leaders from all over the world walking along a road. The casket is carried by pallbearers into the cathedral for a Pontifical Funeral Mass followed by dignitaries. Priests conduct the ceremonies in the cathedral. Richard Cardinal Cushing conducts the Pontifical Requiem Mass. The casket is carried back to the caisson by the pallbearers.
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