German aircraft attacked by U.S. aircraft on 16th March 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by Captain G.V. Davis of 364th Squadron. The aircraft follows a German Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter plane. Shows hit on Bf 110. The plane crashes on snow-covered ground. The pilot runs away from the aircraft and flattens himself on the ground. Another strafing pass at the downed aircraft. Shows the strafing of the pilot. A U.S. aircraft attacks a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter. The Bf 109 attempts to make a belly landing and raises left wing sharply.
German aircraft attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 21st March 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by 1st Lieutenant V.J. France of 334th Squadron. The aircraft strafes a stationary Focke-Wulf Fw-190 fighter aircraft on a ramp. The aircraft makes a return pass over a field and strafes another Fw-190 which is taxiing.
A group of French men marches on edge of the Champs Elysees in Paris, France. They signal make "V for victory" signs with their fingers. The marchers push a woman in a wheel chair and a man whom they protect from the sun with an umbrella.
First roundup trans-Atlantic flight to be attempted from the United States.. Pilot, Henry (Dick) Merill, Chief Test Pilot of Eastern Airlines and Co-Pilot, Harry Richman, millionaire singer, songwriter and part time pilot, prepare to depart on round-trip trans-Atlantic flight. They bid goodbye to friends and family. They board their Vultee V-1A named 'Lady Peace', start the engine, taxi out and takeoff. Crowd watches.
the "Lady Peace" Vultee V-1A takes off, from the Floyd Bennett Airfield,in Queensbury,Brooklyn,New York,on round trip transatlantic flight, Plane in flight over sea and a ship underway. Aerial view of the airstrip. Aircraft flies over Long Island and then Eastward over the Atlantic Ocean.
Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee awaits the arrival of King George V aboard the battleship, HMS Hercules, at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, during World War 1. Admiral Sturdee greets the King. The King talks to staff and officers aboard Hercules. Sailors marching on the deck, salute the King and the Admiral. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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