Activities ofUnited States Army Air Forces at RAF Polebrook during World War 2. Scenes from filming of "Combat America." U.S. AAF B-17 crew synchronizing watches and preparing for a bombing mission. Medic talks to crewman about his injured hand. Airplanes and personnel on the airfield in the far background.
Activities of the United States Army Air Forces stationed at RAF Polebrook in England, during World War 2. Several takes of scene in filming of "Combat America." Base building near the airfield. U.S. AAF B-17crew members conversing with Army doctor. A car passing in the background. Closeup of Army doctor, Major Nowack. An ambulance parked in the background. Major Nowack looks at hand of a crew member.
The bombing of Ballale Island in Solomon island by the U.S. aircraft during Pacific campaign in World War II. United States Army Air Froce B-24 Liberators and other airplanes in flight. Airplanes fly in formation over the target area. Aerial view of the Ballale Islands. The airplanes drop bombs over the target area. Smoke from explosions. Also, bombing of Buin Airfield (Kahili) Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero in flight. USAAF P-39 Airacobra crashes. Dogfights of the airplanes and view as an airplane that is hit descends and crashes in water.
Paratroop training in the German army early during World War II. German Army paratroopers in training seen on a large field with parachutes, learning to stand and control an open parachute after landing. German Army troops marching and in drills for infantry training in addition to paratrooper duties. A column of German soldiers marching in formation. A view of several German soldiers goosestep march with very high steps in front of a parked Junkers Ju 52 aircraft on an airfield. Parachute trainers use different training methods and drills to prepare soldiers for jumping out of aircraft, descending on parachute, and landing safely on the ground.
Parachute training in the German army early during World War II. A German soldier stands wearing a parachute. An airplane parked on a field. They are taught proper landing techniques by the instructors. Soldiers lying on the ground wearing parachutes. Men packing the parachutes. Other men learn the parachute packing techniques. An airplane in flight. A soldiers jumps and lands with the help of a parachute. Via loudspeaker, the instructor tells him not to wriggle while descending. A German airplane parked on the airfield.
A munition and armament factory in Germany during World War II. Soldiers stand as they hold rifles in hands. They stand in formation. Shells and other ammunition in a factory. Company of German military personnel look at the squadron of airplanes flying overhead. Airplanes parked on the airfield. Tanks parked on the field. Tanks in motion. German tank knocks over a tree. German battleship Tirpitz being launched. Men aboard the ship. Shells stacked in a large number in a German munitions factory.
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