AIR WAR IN EUROPE Part 1

Description

Reports various aerial activities. Part 1 shows the B-17, "Berlin Sleeper," in flight. Part 2, the 321st Bombardment Group moves planes and equipment in muddy North Africa. Part 3, P-47's escort a bombing mission over Germany and battle enemy fighters. Part 4, B-26's bomb LeTrait, France. Part 5, a B-17 crashes in the English Channel. Part 6, B-17's brave German fighters and flak and bomb Wilhelmshaven. Part 7, reinforcements unload at Salerno beachhead. Part 8, B-25's bomb Salerno Road. Part 9 shows work on a base for P-38's in Italy. Part 10, a B-25 crash lands at a base. Part 11, oil fields and railroad yards in Ploesti, Romania, are bombed and strafed.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series