Activities of U.S. soldiers on Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Men repair the motor of a U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft. Trees in the background. A U.S. Navy PBY Catalina taxis on an airstrip. Other airplanes parked in the background.
Activities of United States Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. An ocean in the background. Explosions in the foreground. Cane grass in a field. Men advance along the side of a road and go into a small revetment. The men advance across an open field. A man armed with an M-1 rifle sits in a dense jungle. He drinks water from a canteen. The men advance through tall cane grass. A tank parked and men standing in the middle of the field.
Several P-51s parked on marsden matting pierced steel ramp at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, during World War 2. Several African American pilots of the U.S. Army Air Forces 100th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen), climb out of their P-51s and gather with their Commanding Officer, Andrew D. Turner, in front of his airplane named: "Skipper's Darlin," to discuss their completed flight. The pilots are: Dempsey W. Morgan Jr.; Carrol S. Wood; Robert H. Nelson Jr.; Andrew D. Turner ; and Clarence D. Lester. Separate sequence shows P-51s, of the 100th Squadron, taxiing across the marsden matting surface of the airfield with crew chiefs sitting on their wings. (One is Captain Turner's "Skipper's Darlin.") Distinctive Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft.
Activities of U.S. 99th Pursuit Squadron of the African American 332nd Fighter Group in Orsogna, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Curtiss P-40 Warhawk parked on an airfield. Tuskegee Airmen African American fliers of 99th Squad are briefed. The briefing takes place alongside a P-40. A group of pilots stands near the airplane and discuss amongst themselves.
Activities of British 8th Army and African American U.S. 99th Pursuit Squadron (part of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd Fighter Group) in Orsogna, Italy during World War II. Cartridge belts are loaded onto the wing of an airplane. A bomb loaded at the bottom of the airplane. An African American pilot gets into the airplane. Eleven United States Army Air Force Curtiss P-40 Warhawks take off from a steel-matted runway. British artillery men rush towards a directional range finder. Tents in the background. Other airplanes parked in the background.
100th Squadron of P-51 airplanes from U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group, comprised of Tuskegee Airmen African American pilots, flies in various formations over Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, during World War 2. Airmen stand looking up to watch the airplanes. The squadron buzzes the field in a very low altitude formation. Several views of the squadron in formations at various altitudes.. When done, the lead P-51, with numeral 1 on its side and the name: "Skipper's Darlin" painted on its nose, lands on the runway and taxis to the end. There it is met and guided to a halt by its Crew Chief, who promptly climbs on the left wing and rides with his legs dangling over the leading edge, as the plane taxis back to its parking place. Distinctive Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft. This is repeated by other landing aircraft and their crew chiefs, who ride back on the wings of their respective airplanes.
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