United States Army Air Force 8th Fighter Command gun camera footage of attacking targets in Europe during World War II. Lieutenant D. F. Thwaites of 361st squadron 356th fighter group is flying the aircraft. Aircraft attacking the ground targets as seen from gun camera. High altitude view of the area. Strafing of trucks on roadway, sheltered under trees. Strafing of JU-52 as seen from gun cam footage. Aircraft aflame. Smoke arises from explosion.
A Japanese Imperial Navy Mitsubishi G3M aircraft (Type 96, code name:: Nell) takes off in front of a huge crowd of Japanese civilian spectators at an air show in Japan. View of the tremendous crowd watching on the airfield. View of the aircraft flying overhead (and glimpse of another also in flight).
Test at Wendover Army Air Field, New Mexico, of a drone B-17 Flying Fortress converted into a remote-controlled bomb (designated BQ-7 missile). The B-17 drone sits with engines running. Interior of the aircraft shows technicians of the "Weary Willie Project" checking over radio controls. The B-17 drone takes off followed by a B-17 controller (mother ship). The two aircraft in flight. A ground tracking and control crew on the ground, follows the two B-17s in flight. Ten miles from the target, the drone BQ-7 missile is released from the mother ship B-17. Tracking and controlling the BQ-7 missile, using ascania camera. A hand controlled unit as an operator tracks it through the camera. A finger tip control box is used to control the B-17 (BQ-7 missile). It flies towards the target area along slope of a mountain. The target is approximately 30 feet square white area on the side of mountain slope. The BQ-7 missile crashes into the area, a large column of flame and smoke rises. (World War II period).
Boeing P-12 pursuit biplanes and Curtiss A-12 Shrike ground attack monoplanes, of the U.S. Army Air Corps 18th Pursuit Group, are lined up at Wheeler Field, Oahu, Hawaii. The 18th Group's Fighting Cock emblem is visible on the P-12s closest to the camera. The A-12s have fixed gear and wheel pants. The aircraft all start engines and sit with props turning. Then they shut down. They start again, and crew chiefs pull chocks out from under wheels. Pilots can be seen in the cockpits.
Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood arrives at an airplane plant in Liverpool, England. Sir Wood arrives to inspect production of fast bombers. Men and women working inside the factory. Sir Wood along with other dignitaries inspecting the work. Semi completed airplanes inside the factory.
Training flights at Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Officer trains the Naval Air Reserve airmen in a hall. They study the map on a wall. Officers arrive near airplanes parked on the airfield. They board the planes and the planes take off. Planes in formation.
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