A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. Animated diagram shows the advantages of using Soviet airfields during the operation. United States Army Air Force Lieutenant General Carl Andrew Spaatz seated at a desk in his office. Deputy Commanding General for Operations Major General F. L. Anderson discusses the plans with other officers in his office. They plan 'Operation Frantic' at a USAAF headquarters. Ships at a British port are loaded with supplies including food, gasoline, bombs, ammunitions, trucks, jeeps and other equipment. A man watching through binoculars from the deck of a ship. A convoy passes through the Arctic Ocean. Supplies are unloaded in Russia. These are transported by train to a headquarters in Russia.
German Luftwaffe attack British Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Hurricane aircraft over Malta during World War 2. A German Luftwaffe pilot gets into the cockpit of a Messerschmitt Bf 109. Ground crew member helps pilot in putting on his helmet before flying. A Messerschmitt Bf 109 takes off from a German airfield in Sicily, Italy. A group of fighters take off, heading for Malta. Aerial views of the coast of Malta. Gun camera footage from Luftwaffe aircraft shows Bf 109 shooting down British Hawker Hurricane aircraft. British aircraft on fire and crashing into ocean.
8th Army Air Force footage 'Fighter Kills over Europe'. Enemy fighter planes ME-109 on ground and in air destroyed by United States fighter planes during World War 2. Strafing of airfields, railroad trains and airfield towers by United States fighter planes.
U.S. Marines complete capture of Tarawa from Japanese defenders in World War 2. U.S. Navy F6F aircraft are seen landing on the Betio airfield, Tarawa atoll, 24 hours after Seabees began to restore it to operation. One of the pilots poses with marines after landing. Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, wade ashore to relieve the others, provide protection for Seabees, and clean up ordnance in and around the airfield. Formal flag-raising ceremony officially establishing Tarawa under American control. The flag is raised as marines salute. The American flag flying high over the atoll. Battle-weary marines leaving Tarawa to embark on their transport ships, as members of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, bid them farewell.
United States Army Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers in Berca Airfield, Benghazi, Libya during World War II. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers flying low over Berca Airfield. A bomber approach to land on runway. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber landing in Berca Airfield. Crewmen gather beside the nose of the parked Consolidated B-24 Liberator (“Let’s Go”). A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber taxiing and turning in airfield runway. A motorized cart drives past a parked Consolidated B-24 Liberator. A crewman signaling to a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber to stop. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber parked in desert terrain.
A burning United States Army Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber in Berca Airfield, Benghazi, Libya during World War II. Thick black pillar of smoke rises from a burning Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber. The wreckage of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber after a belly landing. Ammunition exploding from aircraft wreckage. Black clouds of smoke significantly envelopes the airfield. Wreck in flames. Fire crewmen with hose shooting streams of water into burning plane. Other crewmen watch the burning aircraft from a distance.
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