German Hilltop fortifications and related ground targets being bombed by U.S. Army Air Forces P-47s a month after the end of World War 2 in Europe. A U.S. Army Air Force field grade officer and a sergeant on the ground, both wearing steel helmets. Another U.S. field grade officer, also wearing a steel helmet. Both officers wear Air Force pilot's wings. They communicate with P-47 aircraft via radio. U.S. Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolts drop demolition bombs on the hilltop fortifications. P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft drop napalm incendiary bomb on an installation below the hill. Smoke and fire rises.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 crew is debriefed by an intelligence officer immediately after returning from a bombing mission during World War 2. In response to his questions, the crew members describe being hit by enemy fire, damage to their aircraft, and attacks by German Fw-190 and Me-109 fighter aircraft. A gunner tells of shooting down a German plane that flew underneath their B-17. Narrator Richard Cordon seated at a desk speaks to camera in a public service announcement, and appeals to capable American mechanics and men under 50 who are handy with tools to volunteer for service with the Army Air Forces. He reads a notice of the U.S. Army Air Forces dated October 1, 1942, inviting civilian mechanics to service with the Army Air Force. Views of mechanics performing various maintenance duties on parked B-17 bomber aircraft. Mechanics work on a B-17 aircraft with name "Baby Doll" on it. A mechanic works on a propeller of B-17 aircraft with nose art and name "Birmingham Blitzkrieg." A mechanic evaluates a machine gun in side door of a B-17 aircraft named "Shoot, You're Faded." Close-up view of notice from the U.S. Army on its letterhead, appealing for mechanics up to 50 years of age.
U.S. Army Air Forces B-17s of the 8th Air Force, return after the first raid on Rouen, France during World War 2. Several U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 aircraft are seen coming in to land at an airfield in England. Brigadier General Ira Eaker who personally flew the B-17 "Yankee Doodle," to lead this mission, jumps from the aircraft and shakes hands with Major General Carl Spaatz, Commander of the 8th Air Force. (Other crew members of the B-17 "Yankee Doodle" are seen quietly leaving their aircraft.) Later, Eaker, smoking a cigar, is interviewed by a group of civilian and U.S. Army reporters.
U.S. Army Air Services maneuvers of First Provisional Air Brigade at Wilbur Wright field in Dayton , Ohio. Nearly 44 airplanes including DH-4 aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Air Brigade lined up on the field. Aerial view of the airfield with aircraft lined up for maneuvers.
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Wing at an annual training in San Francisco, California. U.S. Army Air Corps C-3 aircraft taxis on a field. Major General J. L. Hines and Commander of the 1st Provisional Wing Brigadier General William Gillmore get off the aircraft. They shake hands with Army Air Corps officer. General Hines and Brigadier General Gillmore talk to each other. Aircraft lined up on Mather airfield in California. U.S. Army Air Corps P-12s, LB-6s, B-2s and A-3s in flight over the field.
U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Provisional Wing at an annual training in California, United States. U.S. Army Air Corps World War I pilots pose in front of an aircraft before participating in maneuvers. Group of pilots including Captain Frank O.D. Hunter. A pursuit plane piloted by Captain Hunter in flight as it demonstrates aerobatic maneuvers. Aircraft rotates in mid air. A formation of LB-6, B-2 and P-12 aircraft in flight during the Air Corps exercise.
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