Aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Forces Fighter Group operating at Alto Airbase, Corsica, in World War 2. P-47 aircraft of the 66th Fighter Squadron, comes down for landing. Pilot walking out on wing of a 64th Fighter Squadron P-47,named the "Lady Jane." He examines flak hole in the wing. Pilots at Red Cross coffee truck discuss recent mission. Red Cross girl in the background.
Location: Alto Airfield, Corsica, during World war 2. P-47aircraft, of 65th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, on active dirt runway, after landing, turns off and spins about revealing the name "Hun Hunter XIV" painted on its fuselage. Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert O. Wymond, Jr., shuts engine down, climbs out of cockpit, and walks to tail to examine combat damage in several places. Men stand by tent. Colonel Wymond signs 'Missing in Action' report. Man's hand putting spoonful of sugar in tin cup of coffee. Man drinks coffee and eats donut.
Activity at Alto Airbase, Corsica, during World War 2. Man with flight report standing by tent. Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert O. Wymond, Jr. of the 65th Fighter Squadron, standing on newly constructed floor, observes activity during construction of an Officers club. Two men are sawing wood. Others are nailing roof rafters in place. Flyers taking a break on raft supported by 55gallon drums, at beach area of Alto Air Base. They push one another into water and have fun on the raft.
Three P-47s of the U.S. Army Air Corps 66th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, raise dust as they take off from Alto Air Base in Corsica,France, during World War 2. Pilot seen in bubble canopy of late model P-47D, named "Halliburtons Hellion" of the 64th Fighter Squadron, during flight over water. Flights of P-47s in formation maneuvers. A Squadron of P-47s in formation overhead. One P-47 dives. View over P-47 in flight over hilly terrain in Italy. View from a P-47 flying very low over some people with a small truck, examining destroyed vehicles and equipment on the ground
Ruins at a port town of Italy during World War2. Aerial views of bombed bridges as seen from a low flying plane. Wrecked railroad train and cut rails. Wrecked bridge. Civilians walking on streets in a wrecked port town with rubble from bombing visible. Civilians in street.
U.S. Army fighter aircraft in flight over Germany late in World War 2. The aircraft strafes German cities, towns, industrial sites, roads and wateways. Explosions raise smoke. Aircraft passes over buildings and canal. Smoke rises from explosions on ground. Aircraft dives on road and strafes moving transport trucks. Tracer rounds clearly show track of bullets.
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