U.S. soldiers install rockets and bombs on the wings of planes in Korea, during Korean War. Soldiers unload rockets from a trailer. A partially constructed hangar in the background. Soldiers carry the rockets and install them on the wing of a P-51. A film technician installs a 16 mm camera in the wing of a P-51. A jeep equipped with derricks drives into a bomb dump. A Korean laborer attaches the hook of the derrick to two Napalm bombs. The jeep lifts and carries the Napalm bombs onto a trailer. Two men help to unload the bombs. A man stands among rows of Napalm bombs. A soldier pushes a trolley with a Napalm bomb towards a plane. A crew chief attaches Napalm bombs to P-51. A Korean native pulls a wheel rack to haul a single 500 pound general purpose bomb around the area. F-51 in the background.
Pilots of P-51 and F-51 planes of the U.S. Air Force prepare to take off in Korea, during Korean War. Interior of a briefing room. An officer briefs the pilots. The officer points towards a map. Close view of pilots' faces as they listen to the officer. The pilots come out of the briefing room. Several F-51s in a row. A pilot climbs onto the wing of F-51. The pilot talks to a crew chief. Another pilot checks a note book while standing on the wing of the plane. Yet another pilot climbs into the cockpit of a P-51. Rockets and bombs on the plane. Shadow of rotating propeller on the ground. Close view of nose section of the plane. A pilot in the cockpit of a stationary P-51. 'Pilot-Lieutenant Bell, Crew Chief—Sergeant Olson' written on the side of the plane. A P-51 taxies on the ground past a partially complete hangar. Two men talk. A number of F-51 planes on runway await signal for take off. A jeep and a man across airfield. Several stationary Sikorsky R-5 helicopters in the background. A ground crew member signals P-51s to take off. The planes take off. Two crew chiefs stand and watch the take off. A truck parked across the runway. The driver looks at the planes as they take off. Roof of the hangar shows large hole in the steel framework. F-51 flies overhead. F-51s in flight. Four P-51s in flight. .
F- 51 aircraft of the U.S. Air Force 18th fighter bomber wing landing in Korea on the completion of a mission, during Korean War. Four P-51s in flight. A formation of three P-51s. Mobile control vehicle standing by as F-51s land.F-51s land and taxi into the parking area. Crew chief guides a plane to parking spot. A refueling truck and several planes on the ramp area. One F-51 has 'Sweet Alice' written on it. Two pilots walk away discussing the mission. F-51 that crash-landed seen alongside the runway. Several people near the plane. An insignia on the side of the plane shows two concentric black and white circles with the inner white having a deer painted in it. The pilot shows machine gun bullet holes in fuselage and the tail section of the plane. The P-51 belongs to 2 Squadron, South African Air Force (SAAF) attached to the 18th Wing. Their logo,a winged tiger, and moto, "Sursum Prorsusque." (Upward and Onward) appear on the fuselage.
A P-51 combat operation over a Japanese held hill near Burma border in China. Smoke rises as bombs are dropped. Aerial view of a meandering River. A P-51 of the U.S. Army Air Forces in flight. Smoke rises from the top of hills. (World War II period).
P-51 planes of the U.S. Army Air Forces in a combat operations over Wanling, China, near the Burma border, during World War 2, as photographed from a B-25 Mitchell bomber. Close view of the B-25 bomber's right engine nacelle and empennage shadow on the runway, during takeoff roll. Some soldiers and parked aircraft in the background. The B-25 takes off. . P-51 aircraft seen in flight over Japanese occupied positions in hills. Aerial view of a meandering river. Smoke rises from ordnance dropped by P-51s.
U.S. Army Air Forces personnel of the 354th Fighter Group, the Pioneer Mustang Fighter Group, with several horses on a field in France during World War 2. A pilot, in uniform,tries unsuccessfully to mount a small horse, bareback. Later, after lassoing a large horse,with help from others, he approaches and slowly gains its confidence enough to slip a training bridle on and mount it. He then expertly rides the horse bareback, even managing to ride at a canter. (The field is near the town of Criqueville, France, close to the Normandy Beachhead.)
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