WORLD WAR II BOMBS OVER EUROPE — Part 2 | The Archive Project

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Summary: LEGHORN, ITALY. 34 B-26 Marauders used in bombing of Leghorn. POGGIRONSI, ITALY. CUs, shower bombs falling; bombs bursting below on RR yards. CU, bomb bay opening; shower bombs released. INCISA, ITALY. CUs, 1000-lb bombs being dropped from bomb bay, explosions below. PORTO SAN STEFANO. B-24's flying in formation. CUs, AVs, bombs dropping, exploding on Porto San Stefano. BOMBING OF GERMAN HEADQUARTERS, ITALY. Bombs dropping, exploding below on Gen Albert Kesselring's HQ. FIGHTER ACTION OVER EUROPE. Sequence GSAP pictures: Several ME 109s and Junkers 88 planes shot down, exploding. Sequence strafing locomotives: Man jumping, cut to damaged plane, chute opening. Focke-Wulf 190 exploding midair. Two planes crashing head-on, exploding; Strafing Junkers 88s on ground, explosions. ME 410 being hit and exploding. LS, ME 109 being strafed as it comes in for landing, and exploding. NOTE: Excellent quality throughout reel.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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1944

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3:13

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