German fighter aircraft and antiaircraft guns battle against U.S. B-17 B-24 bombers during World War 2. Formation of B-17s in flight. A high altitude formation of U.S. bombers leaving condensation trails. German air defense coordinators in control room give instructions to German and Italian defenders. Antiaircraft gunners fire at Allied bombers. Views of the American B-24 Liberator bomber "Sunshine,"tail number: 42-52106, of the 719th Squadron, 449th Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force, which force-landed with two engines shot out, inside enemy occupied Italy. (After repairing the aircraft, the Germans filmed it with its American crew for propaganda purposes. Those scenes are what appear here.) Artwork is seen on the "Sunshine." The final scenes include gun camera footage of Me-109s firing at B-17s and B-24s.
First daylight raid by United States Army Air Force bombers on Berlin, Germany during World War II. B-17 and P-38J bombers in flight and pilots inside cockpit. Guided bombs and missiles dropped on targets, explosion and smoke evolves from it. The crewmen of first air raid stand on and near a B-17 and pose for a photo. Lieutenant Colonel Mumford interviews the airmen after the raid.
A Royal Air Force Spitfire plane flies in sky and dives towards its left, England. The insignia of Royal Air Force on the fuselage of Spitfire. The diving plane as seen from another plane flying along side.
Aerial maneuvers of a British Spitfire plane with British insignia in the sky, England. The plane flies at constant altitude over the clouds. The insignia of Royal Air Force on the fuselage of Spitfire. Royal Air Force Spitfire plane flies in sky and dives towards its left. Camouflaged texture on the Spitfire flying in sky.
New model jet fighters and bomber aircraft parade at the British Air Show in Farnborough, England. Advance jet bombers and jet fighters take off and display their tactics during the air show. People board a Bristol Type 167 Brabazon large airplane to see it. A English Electric Canberra jet bomber aircraft flying low over the airfield. New Hawker Hurricane Jet is shown flying low. It claims unofficial speed mark. Spectators watch anxiously the take off, landing and aerial display by the planes. Britain's new four engine jet bomber, the Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant takes off as the spectators watch.
Convoy of Allied A-26 warplanes of the United States Army Air Force in flight over the Alps in Germany, during World War II. Planes fly in formation as seen from the ground. Scattered clouds in sky. Convoy of planes in flight. Symbol of the United States Army Air Force on one of the planes. Engines and belly of the plane seen from a plane flying below it.
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