Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series. 1942 - 1945. BOMBERS OVER NORTH AFRICA

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Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series. 1942 - 1945. BOMBERS OVER NORTH AFRICA

1944

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Reel 1: General Eisenhower praises the AAF contributions to the North African campaign. Natives fuel B-25's of the 321st Air Group. Mechanics and armorers work on the planes. B-17's are armed. Crews are briefed for a raid on Mateur, Tunisia. Reel 2: B-17's and B-25's take off as an Arab shepherd drives his flock from a runway. Mateur is bombed. Crews are interrogated upon their return. A crew rescued from the Mediterranean is interviewed. General Doolittle sums up AAF accomplishments in the area. Shows demolished Axis shipping in Tunisian ports and shattered German aircraft.

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