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The fight for the Sky: Our fighter pilots versus the Luftwaffe in Western Europe, 1945. On the activities of the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in Europe. Shows a base near East Anglia, England. General Doolittle discusses a mission. Pilots are briefed for an escort mission over Germany. P47's are relieved in flight by P51's. German pilots rush to intercept U.S. planes. U.S. bombers and many German fighters are downed. Shows Gen. Kepner. Fighters destroy enemy planes, transportation and communication. Montage a series of still photos of U.S. fliers killed in action.

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National Archives and Records Administration

The fight for the Sky

Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 )

ARC Identifier 63894 / Local Identifier 342SFP157.

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