Gun camera views from U.S. Army Air Forces airplane strafing lines of communication in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, during last days of World War 2. Pilot strafes target on rural road. Remainder of film is somewhat hazy.
F-51 Mustang aircraft of 2 Squadron, South African Air Force (SAAF), fly overhead, in two flights of 4 aircraft each, and peel off for landing. This Squadron, attached to the USAF 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, is operating at K-10, Chinhae (aka Jinhae) Air Base, where one of their F-51s, displaying SAAF markings is seen taxiing to park. Other aircraft of the 18th Wing are seen parked in the background. Another F-51D, with USAF markings, tail number 45-11736, and shark's teeth painted on its nose, taxis out of the parking area. This aircraft is from the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, and piloted by Lt. James Glessner. (Korean War)
F-51 aircraft of the USAF 18th Fighter Bomber Wing, being refueled at Chinhae Base (K-10) in Korea. . A partially completed aircraft hangar. A soldier stands near it. Gasoline trucks being driven out of the hangar. The sign on the hangar reads 'Refueling, We fuel them, You fly them'. Several F-51s from 2 Squadron of the South African Air Force (SAAF), attached to the 18th Wing, being refueled. They display their logo, a winged tiger, and motto, "Sursum Prorsusque." (Upward and Onward). Close view of the hose of gasoline truck as it unwinds. Meter in operation. An airman refuels one of the P-51s. Pilot in the cockpit.Smoke comes out of the nose section as the aircraft start engines. (Korean War)
P-51s of the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing of the U.S. Air Force prepare for mission in Korea, during Korean War. A sign reads '67th Fighter Bomber Squadron Operations'. A man walks in front of a sign which reads '12th Fighter Bomber Operations'. The man walks further and touches another sign which reads '2nd Squadron SAAF Operations' and has a picture of a Cheetah with wings on it. Several P-51s and a refueling truck on the ramp. A number of P-51 aircraft taxi as seen from top of a roof. A pilot walks to the aircraft and climbs into the cockpit. The pilot reads a paper. Crew loads magazine into a camera installed beneath an aircraft. A gasoline truck drives near a plane. The driver gets down and walks to the rear of the truck. He hands hose to a man who is seated atop a P-51.
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.
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.
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