U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft operating in skies over Germany right after the end of World War 2, in Europe. P-47D Thunderbolt fighter planes (with bubble canopies) of the 377th Fighter Squadron (red cowls, coded "E4"), 362nd Fighter Group in flight above clouds. They peel off, one at a time, and dive.
P-47D Thunderbolt fighters of the 386th Fighter Squadron (coded "D5"), 365th Fighter Group, in Germany, in final days of World War 2, in Europe. The P-47s take off from a runway carrying bombs. A P-47 without bombs taxis after landing. Note: Location is possibly at Fritzlar Airfield (Y-86)
German ground targets in the European Theater are attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 9th April, 1944, during World War 2. Three German FW-190 planes and one seaplane being attacked by a U.S. aircraft of VIII Fighter Command piloted by Lieutenant Colonel D.C. Schilling of 62nd Squadron. Tracers are fired at a seaplane, on ground targets and on ships underway in the ocean. (World War II period).
Ground targets in the European Theater are attacked by a U.S. aircraft of VIII Fighter Command piloted by Lieutenant Colonel D.C. Schilling of 62nd Squadron. The aircraft strafes a railroad center and a supply truck on 2nd September, 1944. Smoke rises from the targets. (World War II period).
USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes operating at Florennes/Juzaine Airfield (A-78), Belgium, during World War 2. Identifiable units include the 411th Fighter Squadron (U9); the 373rd Fighter Group; the 387th Fighter Squadron (B4) and 388th Fighter Squadron (C4) of the 365th Fighter Group. A number of P-47s, (mostly bubble canopy D models) seen taxiing. (The second one's tail number looks like 42-26571, but that aircraft was downed in October 1944. So it is probably 26579.) Crew chiefs ride the wings of most P-47s to guide the pilots during low speed taxi when they would otherwise have to zig-zag to see ahead. Destroyed building silhouetted against the sky.Two flights of four P-38s circle overhead and peel off for landing.View through breached wall of a jeep towing a bomb cart past a parked P-47. Airmen walking across the field. Clear view of 388th Fighter Squadron P-47 taxiing. Another P-47 taxiing past a small damaged building
Various United States fighter and bomber aircraft at Florennes/Juzaine Airfield (A-78) in Belgium, during World War 2. Three P-38s and two P-47s land on the runway. One P-61Black Widow, from the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, takes off and is seen in flight, overhead. P-38 Lightning and A-26 Invader approach for landing. Several P-38s and P-47s take off. A B-17G Flying Fortress takes off. P-47s with bubble canopy take off. (Note:P-38s are from 474th and 428th Fighter Groups, and P-47s are from 365th Fighter Group, 388th Fighter Squadron.)
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