Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)
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U.S. AIR FORCE IN FIRST RAID ON FRANCE Reel 2 · Part 3
Description
Reel 1, bombs are loaded aboard B-17 planes, pilots receive their instructions, B-17's fly information, and bombs drop on Rouen, France. Shows flak bursts near bombers. Gen. Eaker deplanes after the B-17's return to an English air base; pilots and crew members discuss the raid. Mechanics service airplanes. Gen. Somervell urges mechanics to join the Air Force. Reel 2, a B-17 plane lands, crew members deplane, and Gen. Eaker and others discuss the raid on Rouen.
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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations
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Motion Picture Films From the "Air Force News Review" Program Series
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