A CUB airfield constructed by 1398th Engineer Construction Battalion in Okinawa, Japan. Rows of military trucks parked at the site. Military trucks and jeeps carrying soldiers move away. Some trucks loaded with sand also pull away from the constructed site. (World War II period).
A man fixes a balloon onto a machine. Balloon inflates as hydrogen fills into it. Balloon release to forecast weather conditions and study cloud formation. Man looks through telescope of theodolite and records observations. Airplane and big Army balloon used to study cloud formation.
United States soldiers carrying baggage and weapons embark onto a ship. Soldiers in landing crafts underway in the sea. Planes fly overhead and paratroopers land on an island. Landing craft comes ashore and troops debark. Soldiers fight in simulated war conditions and explosions occur. Landing crafts and tanks at the beach.
United States Navy rockets being test fired in the United States. A boat underway at sea. A rocket launcher at land releases the rockets and explosions occur at sea. The rockets being test fired. A navy airplane fitted with a rocket rack and men load rockets into the rack. The aircraft in flight and rockets being dropped. The rockets hit the ground and billows of smoke rise up. (World War II period).
A U.S. intelligence officer interviews members of a flight crew upon their return from a bombing mission in World War 2. Pilot of the aircraft says that as the B-17 aircraft approached the target over the river, they were hit by Flak in the left wing and tail surface. The Pilot says they dropped their bombs effectively and were attacked by "109s or 190s" (Messerschmitt Bf 109s or Focke-Wulf FW-190s) that dove down on them and swooped up underneath. He refers to his ball turret gunner sitting next to him and says he knocked off one of them. The gunner says he saw the German plane when it came down from the tail, dove under, and started coming up. When asked, the gunner says the German plane was about 900 feet away when it was hit by his machine gun fire. He also noted they were the last ship in the bomb run. Next, after questioning the tail gunner, the intelligence officer asks the Bombardier about his actions. He explains that after releasing his bombs, he began to plot their positions as they exploded on the ground. He notes they got good bursts on the engine sheds, on the concentrations of box cars in the center of the marshalling yards, and on the viaducts leading to the center of the bridge. He notes that all the bombers ahead of them hit some part of the target, with most dropping their bombs right where they were supposed to. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Captured German JU-88 aircraft at an Allied-controlled airfield in European Theater during World War II. General Carl Spaatz and other officers stand under the nose of JU-88 Junkers aircraft. Pilot climbs in the belly turret of the aircraft followed by the crew members. Ladder being folded and placed inside the turret. Turret being closed. Mechanics crank the motors of JU88. Propellers rotate and motor starts. Aircraft taxis along the airfield. JU 88 Junker takes off.
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