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P-47 Thunderbolts - Bomber Escort - Ramrod To Emden

Public Domain Stock Footage P-47 Thunderbolts - Bomber Escort - Ramrod To Emden

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keywords: wwii, world war ii, european theater, air combat, bombing missions, bomber escort, p-47 thunderbolt, p-38 lighting

Synopsis: Documenting P-47 Thunderbolt and P-38 Lightning fighter planes of the 8th Army Air Force escorting bombers on a bombing mission to Emden, Germany in WWII. Ramrod was a United States Army Air Force term for escorting long-range bombing strikes into Germany from bases in England...(read more)

  • Date: 1943
  • Duration: 00:29:14
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: England, Germany

P-47 Thunderbolts - Bomber Escort - Ramrod To Emden

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P-47 Thunderbolts: Bomber Escort - Ramrod To Emden

Excellent close-up footage of the P-47 Thunderbolt plane named 'Little Cookie' with two Germany Crosses or kills painted on plane. Plane is being armed and fueled. A pilot of another plane with four kills is helped into parachute, climbs into cockpit. Shows plane named 'Rat Racer' with six kills. Thunderbolts taxing, takeoffs, and in flight. Numerous scenes of the P-38 Lightning planes taking off and in flight. Air to air combat scenes, bombs away, ground explosions. Fighter planes return to base and pilots debriefed.