Bob Hope on a USO tour, entertaining airmen of the U.S. 351st Bombardment Group at their base, RAF Station Polebrook, England, during World War 2. He and Jack Pepper are seen tap dancing and clowning for the audience of servicemen. Sweeping view of the audience.
Flare is fired from control tower and B-17s of the U.S. 351st Bomb Group begin taking off from their base at RAF Station Polebrook, England, on a mission to Germany during World War 2. The B-17 aircraft fly off in formation. View inside one B-17, as crew goes on oxygen, as they climb through 10 thousand feet. Sky filled with formations of B-17s. U.S. P-47 fighter escort aircraft of the U.S. 487th Fighter Squadron (352nd Fighter Group) at RAF Station Bodney, take off to accompany the B-17s part way. Gunners inside a B-17 are alerted to German fighters at 3 O'clock low. They are identified as the American P-47 escorts. Squadron of U.S. P-47s seen in flight. B-17s and escorts pass over the enemy coastline. They being to encounter flak which can be seen as Black clouds.
A flying boat in San Francisco, California. Flying boat Boeing 314 in flight. Pilots at the control in the cockpit. The control panel in view. The flying boat in flight. View of passengers seated. A woman lying in a bed inside the flying boat. The flying boat comes in for a landing. A bridge over a water body. The flying boat taxis on the water at Pan American base on Treasure Island. A few flying boats and a few men on the shore
Rallies in Tunisia. A large crowd gathers on the streets for the rallies. They demand that French troops leave Bizerte Naval Base. Buildings in the background. Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba addresses people. People hold boards and banners. A board reads: 'No foreign troops in our peaceful country'.
A tractor tug eases a U.S. Navy PBM-3 Mariner flying boat down a ramp into water at the U.S. Navy Operating Base, Bermuda. View as the PBM heads toward the camera on a rocket assisted takeoff (RATO). As the rockets ignite, the PBM accelerates and takes off at a high angle of attack leaving a trail of white smoke behind. The rockets burn out and the aircraft levels at about two thousand feet, continuing on its way.
Twin typhoons smash various parts of Japan. A Japanese ship sinks due to twin typhoon. "Jutoku Maru" written on the ship. Smoldering debris, a water channel and property damage. Damaged homes and buildings. Japanese soldiers inspect damaged American military bases. Japanese soldiers move into jeep to find casualties. Views of ruins and debris. Smoke rising from debris.
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