Activities ofUnited States Army Air Forces at RAF Polebrook during World War 2. Scenes from filming of "Combat America." U.S. AAF B-17 crew synchronizing watches and preparing for a bombing mission. Medic talks to crewman about his injured hand. Airplanes and personnel on the airfield in the far background.
Activities of the United States Army Air Forces in the European Theater during World War 2.. Nose-on views of U.S. AAF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. Clouds in the background. Several views of B-17s flying in formation, at a distance. Scenes filmed during making of "Combat America," in England.
View from cockpit of a U.S. Navy PBY airplane circling to land at the Naval Air Station Kanoehe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. View from the land, as PBY taxis in toward beach after landing. A man stands by a white flag at beach front to guide the seaplane. A crewman seated on the wing of the seaplane. A man swims out to the PBY, as it approaches the beach. Several flights of Curtiss P-36 Hawk aircraft fly overhead in formation.
German blitz air attack damage in Britain during World War II. British anti-aircraft artillery guns firing at German aircraft in flight in southeast England. The British soldiers firing anti aircraft artillery towards the aircraft. Flak bursting in the sky. A German rescue sea plane heading to assist a downed German bomber. A British Hawker Hurricane aircraft is disabled and its pilot ejects with parachute. The Hurricane crashes to the ground. RAF launches depart to rescue the pilot in the sea. View of the rescued pilot, from New Zealand, being escorted ashore up a wooden dock, wrapped in a blanket. A bombed house. The destroyed buildings and churches in the area. The rubble of houses. Views of Anderson Shelters (bomb shelters) and a man emerging from one, his house in front of it partially destroyed. A captured German pilot, rescued at sea, is brought ashore. Elderly British men discussing the damage. A wrecked statue of British scholar John Milton lying on the ground. The destroyed buildings along the sides of the street in Westminster. Business men walking on the street show identification to authorities to gain access to a bombed area. Houses with exterior walls blown off revealing intact bedrooms inside. A policeman or Bobby picks up and examines a piece of shrapnel.
German air attack blitzkrieg (blitz) on London during World War 2. The damage in London due to bombardment in World War 2. The destroyed buildings and debris on the street. A factory set on fire by the German bombers. The firemen dousing the fire with the help of fire hoses. The destroyed buildings along the sides of the street. An officer smoking a cigarette. The debris on the street along Sydney Street at Sydney Square in London. The soldiers clearing the rubble from the street. Smiling British women gathered in a group give a thumbs up sign. Wardens show a shelter where they led citizens to safety. King George VI arrives to inspect the damage. He talks with citizens and tours the damaged areas. A cat walks among the ruins. Citizens gather on the street waving at the King in a car. The reconstruction work in progress.
The disappearance of American aviatrix Amelia Earhart in 1937. A smiling Amelia Earhart stands with a man, possibly Fred Noonan. Earhart and crew loading up an airplane parked in a hanger. May 20, 1937, Lockheed Model 10-E Electra taking off from Oakland, California bound for Miami, Florida on the first leg of Earhart's second attempt at an around-the-world flight. Earhart and her navigator disappear during the flight and are last heard from on July 2, 1937. A huge air sea search is undertaken to find them. An aircraft carrier underway at sea. Airplane parked on the flight deck. Bi-Planes fly in formation during search.
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