1940-1949WORLD WAR II
STORY ABOUT P-38 "LIGHTNING" FIGHTER-BOMBER. DEDICATED TO MEN & WOMEN ON PRODUCTION LINES MAKING THE P-38 "LIGHTNING".
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CLOUD FORMATIONS AS SEEN BY WWII BOMBER CREW FLYING BY. B-24 BOMBER IN FLIGHT AMONG THE CLOUDS.
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ABOVE VIEW SQUADRON OF BOMBERS IN FLIGHT.
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CU PILOT & CO-PILOT AT CONTROLS WEARING OXYGEN MASKS & HELMETS
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TWO GUNNERS STAND BACK TO BACK AT WAIST GUNS. MAN AT REAR TURRET GUN.
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CU THREE B-24 BOMBERS IN CLOSE FORMATION.
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CU NAVIGATOR & BOMBARDIER AT BOMB SIGHTS
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PUFFS OF BLACK FLAK FILL SKY AROUND BOMBERS. POV OF B-24.
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CU BOMBARDIER AIMS THROUGH BOMB SIGHT.
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CU VIEW OF TARGET AS SEEN THROUGH SIGHTS.
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CU BOMB BAY OPENS.
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CU BOMBARDIER PRESSES HAND-HELD BUTTON TO DROP BOMBS.
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BOMBS DROPPING FROM BOMB BAY OF B-24 BOMBER.
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SQUADRON DROPPING BOMBS.
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AERIAL VIEW BOMBS EXPLODING ON TARGETS
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| 00:45:40 115.17 |
B-24 BOMBERS TOWARDS CAMERA. HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE FROM BURNING TARGETS RISING TO SKY IN BKGD.
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| 00:45:48 123.17 |
PHOSPHORUS BOMB BURSTS & FLAK PUFFS AS SEEN FROM BOMBER.
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| 00:45:53 128.17 |
CU PILOT LOOKING AROUND & UP AT FLAK BURSTS.
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| 00:45:58 133.17 |
CU DAMAGED ENGINE PROPELLER STOPS SPINNING.
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| 00:46:06 141.17 |
B-24 TRAILS SMOKE AS IT FLIES AMID SQUADRON.
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| 00:46:18 153.17 |
WAIST GUNNERS GET READY TO DEFEND STRICKEN PLANE AGAINST ENEMY FIGHTERS.
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| 00:46:23 158.17 |
CU TURRET GUNNER AIMS THROUGH GUN SIGHTS TOWARDS CAMERA.
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| 00:46:28 163.17 |
CU GLOVED FINGER ON TRIGGER.
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| 00:46:33 168.17 |
CU TURRET GUNNER FIRING MACHINE GUN AT INCOMING ENEMY. WAIST GUNNERS DO THE SAME.
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| 00:46:41 176.17 |
ENEMY PLANE COMING TOWARDS CAMERA SUDDENLY EXPLODES AS VO GUNNER SAYING "I GOT HIM, I GOT HIM".
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| 00:46:46 181.17 |
CU EMPTY SHELLS FALL TO FLOOR AS WAIST GUNNERS FIRE.
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| 00:46:51 186.17 |
ENEMY FIGHTER PILOT EJECTS FROM PLANE AS IT IT HIT.
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ABOVE P-38 "LIGHTNING" COMES TO RESCUE.
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P-38 FLYING OVER
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MONTAGE VARIOUS VIEWS P-38s ON ASSEMBLY LINE IN PLANT. HOMEFRONT PRODUCTION
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VARIOUS VIEWS P-38s IN FLIGHT. NICKNAMED "ANGELS IN OVERALLS".
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AERIAL TANK ON ROAD BEING STRAFED BY P-38
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VARIOUS VIEWS "LIGHTNINGS" IN FLIGHT
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CU VIEW OF SERIES OF MACHINE GUNS & CANNON FIRING DIRECTLY AHEAD OF PILOT TOWARDS CAMERA.
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| 00:48:35 290.17 |
TWO PILOTS GET INTO COCKPIT BUILT FOR ONE. PIGGY-BACK IN ORDER TO LEARN HOW TO FLY IT.
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FIRST GERMAN BOMBER SHOT DOWN BY P-39
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P-38 IN FORMATION, PEEL OFF
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VARIOUS GUN CAMERA VIEWS STRAFING OF ROMMEL'S TANKS IN NORTH AFRICA.
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VARIOUS VIEWS GIS ON GROUND WATCHING P-38S FL OVER.
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GUN CAMERA VIEWS DOG FIGHTS. GERMAN PLANES BEING DESTROYED AS U.S. ACE MAJOR DICK BOND TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES IN P-38.
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ONE OF TWIN ENGINES OF P-38 CONKS OUT. PLANE CONTINUES ON MISSION.
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P-38 LANDS ON FLOODED RUNWAY. SENDS UP SPRAY OF WATER.
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FAR EASTERN AIR FORCE HEAD LT. GENERAL GEORGE C.
KENNY GIVES OUT MEDALS. |
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GROUND CREWMEN LOAD TWO 1000 POUND BOMBS UNDER WINGS.
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P-38s CLIMBING & DIVING.
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CU FRONT MACHINE GUNS & CANNON FIRING TOWARDS CAMERA.
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"WORKHORSE" P-38, TOWS GLIDER FULL OF MEN OFF RUNWAY
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MONTAGE VARIOUS GUN CAMERA VIEWS OF TARGETS BEING STRAFED & EXPLODING
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P-38 FLIES RIGHT THROUGH DEBRIS FROM EXPLOSIONS.
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BOMBS FROM P-38s EXPLODING IN CITY.
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VARIOUS SCENES P-38 FIRING SERIES OF WING ROCKETS.
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P-38 COMES TO RESCUE OF STRICKEN B-24.
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VARIOUS GUN CAMERA SCENES OF P-38s IN DOG FIGHTS WITH GERMAN PLANES.
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B-24 IN FLIGHT
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CU PILOT IN COCKPIT COMMUNICATES TO CONTROL TOWER FOR PERMISSION FOR CRASH LANDING
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B-24 COMING INTO RUNWAY WITHOUT NOSE WHEEL.
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CU LANDING GEAR TOUCHING DOWN.
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PLANE LANDS SAFELY, NOSE SCRAPES GROUND.
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| 00:55:27 702.17 |
CROWD OF GIS RUN OUT TO HELP.
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| 00:55:32 707.17 |
CU CREW ABANDONS PLANE.
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VIEW OF DAMAGED PLANE.
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P-38 ON FIRE COMING IN FOR CRASH LANDING. CRASHES, BREAKS UP, BURNS.
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GROUND CREW TRY IN VAIN TO DOUSE FLAMES.
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MEN CARRY DEAD PILOT ON STRETCHER.
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