Major Howard "Deacon" Hively, of Athens OH, 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group (formerly Eagle Squadron) in cockpit of P-51 aircraft at Debden Air Base, England, during World War II. Crew chief helps with his shoulder harness. Pilot waves and closes canopy. Captain Sheldon.W. Monroe, of Waycross, Georgia, talking to crew chief, S/Sgt Paul Fox, sitting on nose of P-51, as he performs maintenance. (Note: Captain Monroe was reportedly killed in action in 1951, during the Korean War.).
Five F-5Bs (reconnaissance variant of P-38 lightning ) from the U.S. Army Air Forces 28th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, are seen landing at their base on Okinawa, during World War 2.
P-47D Thunderbolts of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) 56th Fighter Group taxiing and taking off from RAF Halesworth airfield in England in World War 2. They are on mission ("Ramrod to Emden) escorting U.S. bombers in raid on German U-Boat Base at Emden, Germany.The first P-47 seen is serial 41-6261 "Bat Out of Hell" (coded UN-B) flown by LT Gordon Batdorf of the 63rd Fighter Squadron. Others seen in the sequence include P-47s including: 42-74750 ("Lady jane") and 42-74635. Officer fires a flare to signal takeoff. After taking off in pairs, the aircraft of the 63rd Squadron assemble in a formation of 16 aircraft and then join other squadrons of the 56th Fighter Group to proceed on their mission.
A B-47 plane stationary at air base and four F-84 aircraft pass by during the 46th Anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China. A man clicks photos of aircraft. A formation of F-84 planes. B-47 plane in flight.
Target Seeking Controllable Glide Bomb suspended from roof of a laboratory at a U.S. Army Air Force base. An airman inspects it. Glide bomb released from a bomber takes a long flight towards its target . Stabilized bomb among the clouds during its flight. It blasts amidst trees. (World War II period).
Allied airplanes land at a Partisan held base in Yugoslavia with medical and military aid for fighting Nazi invasion during World War II. Men offload material from the transport planes. Another plane unloads wounded prisoners freed from German jails. Wounded men and women at the air field near the planes sit on stretchers. Battalions of Yugoslav Partisan trainee soldiers train on newly received arms and ammunition. Men and women together train themselves. Marshal Tito and other officials review honor guard.
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