U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Operations building of the United States Army Air Force at an airfield. The American flag flies from a pole. Close up view of the American flag flying. A B-17 in flight in the background. The flag flies from the top of the building.
United States amphibious and support ships engaged in pre-invasion maneuvers, off England, during World War II. Aerial view of numerous ships with war materiel. Ships heading for a coast. Landing craft head for a beach.
Victory in Europe Day celebrated in London, England towards the end of World War II. United States soldiers gather around a statue. A U.S. soldier climbs a fence to reach the statue. He puts a helmet on the statue. The soldier climbs on the statue and sits on the top of it and hangs his gun around the statue. The soldier drinks on the top of the statue. The civilians watch the soldier.
United States Army infantry troops march to landing barges in England the day before D-Day in World War II. The troops march past a bus stop and board a landing barge. The landing barge sails away. A convoy of vessels set out for the rendezvous. Allied ships sail in the English Channel, with barrage balloons flying above in the background.
A flight of three Curtiss P-40 aircraft, from the U.S. Army Air Corps 8th Pursuit Group, make a formation takeoff at Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York. Next, two flights of three aircraft each, take off in a formation of six P-40s. Scene shifts to a formation of 15 P-40s in flight overhead. The aircraft return and land by flights of three, in formation. Closeup of several taxiing, with canopies open, after landing. A flight of three with landing gears down, flying on a downwind leg in formation. Closeup of two P-40s touching down on the runway. All three squadrons of the Group (33rd, 35th & 36th) appear to be represented.
Submarine crew training at the U.S. Naval Fleet Training Center in Charleston, South Carolina. In a submarine simulator, crew members practice work at various operating stations. The lighting is dimmed. Naval Commander, manning periscope, calls out observations and readings, as he rotates it. Crew members at large panel wear headsets and make observations. Commander closes and lowers periscope.
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