Congressional Military Affairs Committee members visits war front in the European Theater during World War II. Members of Congressional Military Affairs Committee including Clare Booth Luce talk to soldiers and look at a camp bulletin board.
U.S. soldiers of 3rd Section, Battery C, 228th Field Artillery Battalion in Aldenhoven, Germany during World War II. A mail orderly comes out of a dugout and distributes mail to soldiers. The soldiers read their mail. A soldier in the front of a dugout watches an airplane flying overhead. A soldier shares a fruit cake from a package with others.
U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The aircraft in flight over an ocean. Aerial view of ships of a U.S. Task Force underway at sea.
Aerial view of the U.S. Navy Aircraft carrier, USS Wasp (CV-18) painted in camouflage Measure 33, Design 10a paint, underway in Manila Bay, during World War 2. Close view of an F6F Hellcat of Navy Squadron VF-14 taking off from the Wasp, followed by a TBF/TBM Avenger of VT-14. Formation of TBFs passing overhead and then over coast of Japanese-held territory. A Japanese airplane with smoke streaming behind. A Japanese airplane being attacked from behind and hit by gunfire (probably from an F6F). View from U.S. Navy aircraft strafing Japanese ground targets.
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) painted in camouflage measure 33 design 10a, underway in Manila Bay, Philippines, during World War 2. United States Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers circle above the USS Ticonderoga. An SB2C Helldiver lands on the deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6). An FM-2 Wildcat attempts to land on a CVL, overshoots, and hits an FM-2 parked on the forward flight deck. It shears off a wing of the parked plane, and tumbles into the ocean.
USS Essex (CV-9) underway in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War 2. F6F Hellcat of VF-9 flies past the Essex at low altitude for a gear check. Its landing gear is malfunctioning and can't be extended. The pilot is cleared to make a gear-up landing on the carrier. Next he is seen making a well-controlled touchdown near the beginning of the flight deck. Then the aircraft slides along the deck almost halfway, veering slightly to the right as it comes to a halt. It appears relatively undamaged except for a bent prop (and surely some underside damage). Deck crewmen rush to assist the pilot and bring fire extinguishers to bear on areas around the hot engine. An F4F, taking off during the emergency, veers off the side of the flight deck, but manages to continue safely. Meanwhile, deck crews continue to assist the pilot and safely secure the accident site.The pilot, apparently unhurt, is escorted as he walks away from the airplane.
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