B-17 MISSION TO BREMEN, GERMANY

Description

Summary: 1) GE0094-101 LS B-17s parked on runway (8th AF). 2) 102-150 CS Group B-17s taxi into formation for take-off. 3)151-156 LS B-17s lined up down runway; hangar at R. 4) 157-168 CU Group B-17s lined behind each other on runway. 5) 169-174 Same as sc. 3. 6) 175-184 A .LS 5 B-17s L to R over operations tower. 7) 185-191 CU Motor B-17, 6 B-17s flying toward camera in distant bg. 8) H43917-925 A. LS Group B-l7s L to R thru fleecy clouds. Nose camera plane fg. 9)19EH43961-888 A. LS Bombs away; B-17s thru flak; bomb bursts. (excellent). 10) 903-894 CS Nose & prop. B-17. 11) 19EF143889-894 MS B-17 "NashBam" taxiing to R to CU GE0215 CS Nose B-17 showing nose turret guns hand making sign of "V" sticking out. QUALITY: GOOD. 12) GE 0226-237 CU escape hatch B-l7; man in hatch unloading equipment to officer beside plane. 13) 238-250 CS Pilot explaining mission to crew--CU ball turret gunner being interviewed by officer who is writing on pad. 14) 251-275 CU Tail gunner being interviewed by officer. 15) 19 EH 43940-950 MS Crew under wing of B-17 "Ritzy Blitz". QUALITY: GOOD.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Subjects" Program Series