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B-17 Mission To Bremen Germany, October 8, 1943
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AAF Combat Subject film #610 B-17 Mission To Bremen Germany October 08, 1943 . ARC Identifier 3366 "An 8th Air Force Combat Mission Over Enemy Territory" Description from the National Archives: "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 office…
Directors & creators
United States. Army Air Forces
Subjects
Army Air Forces -- Combat Subjects, World War II, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, B-17 Bomber, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American, United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Air Force, 8th, Bombing, Aerial
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