USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) squadron provides air support to U.S. 5th Army in Attigliano, Italy during World War II. A map of Italy highlights Attigliano near Rome. A USAAF bomber aircraft drops bombs over the city. Smoke billows up from explosions.
A training of U.S. air cadets in the United States during World War II. U.S. air cadets leave trucks on a field and dive for cover as U.S. bombers drop chalk bombs during the training. More bombs are dropped. The cadets lying on the ground.
Training for U.S. Army Air Force air crew in the United States during World War II. Narration by Ronald Reagan. An enactment of a Complex Coordination Test shows cadets seated and using a device with handle, foot controls and lights. A panel on the device flashes lights as cadets use the device. Two-Hand Coordination Test shows cadets turning the crank on a device. View of gauges. Rotary Pursuit Test shows cadets using a rotary pursuit device and an officer taking measurements from gauges. The cadets relaxing on beds in a barrack. A cadet at a counselor's desk.
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) aircraft at Isley Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, during World War 2. U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft parked on aprons at airfield in Guam. Tail Code "A" of the 497th Bomb Group (73rd Bomb Wing) can be seen on one of the B-29s. A formation of USAAF P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft, in flight. U.S. airmen pull through propeller on number 4 engine of a B-29 to assure against hydraulic lock before starting the engine. B-29 parked next to this one displays "Square M" tail code of the 19th Bomb Group (314th Bomb Wing) stationed on Guam.
Aerial view from one of the aircraft in a Large formation of U.S. Army Air Forces 8th Air Force B-17 bombers in flight over Europe, during World War 2. Brief view of P-47 thunderbolt fighter escort plane, as it flies past the camera. The B-17s display "Square A" tail codes of 4th Bomb Wing, 94th Bomb Group(H) and "Triangle C" tail codes of 1st Bomb Wing, 303rd Bomb Group(H). The sequence tracks the formation over farmland and cumulous clouds.
Transocean Airlines Flight 942, a Douglas C-54G-10-DO Skymaster (registration N88942) carrying United States Air Force personnel, crashes in Alvarado California, United States. The crash killed 30 Air Force personnel and 5 civilians. Parts of the wrecked aircraft on a field. Badly damaged aircraft. The aircraft crashed just before landing. A man looks at the wreckage.
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