Liberators over Europe Part 1

Description

This film documents B-24 missions over Europe during World War II. In addition to numerous scenes showing bombing, bomb damage, and fires, the footage also includes scenes of a presentation of a memorial fund check to the mayor of an English town in honor of the B-24 group stationed there; presentation of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Colonel Leon W. Johnson of the 44th Bomb Group; and the return to the U.S. of the first aircraft from overseas duty -- the B-24 "Boomerang."

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities