https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/6a0533b4-7990-4889-bdc3-50837cd95e7f “THE AIR FORCE STORY - CHAPTER XIX, D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944” 1953 USAAF INFORMATIONAL FILM ABOUT WWII AND D-DAY Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com View our Amazon store here: https://amzn.to/3XQHsVD This film titled “D-Day”, presented by the United States Air Force, is a black-and-white film released in 1953 as part of “The Air Force Story” series of informational films. The United States Air Force produced this series of 34 films, roughly 14 minutes each, between 1947 and 1960 to help educate the public about the role of the Air Force. This film is Chapter 19 and shows the operations of the U.S. Army Air Force in the invasion of German-held Europe on June 6, 1944. It includes footage of events prior to the invasion, such as General Dwight Eisenhower visiting paratroops prior to their deployment on D-Day Minus One, and shows the Allied forces' invasion through air and sea. Informational text overlay (00:11). Credits (00:20). “The Air Force Story” title banner (00:27). Informational text overlay (00:34). “Chapter XIX, D-Day, June 6, 1944” title banner (01:05). German radar system on German occupied territory in France in the spring of 1944 (01:13). German military forces (01:26). Marching soldiers (01:44). Views of the German defense forces on Omaha Beach and the Atlantic Wall, a concrete fortress built along the Mediterranean coastline in France (01:46). German commanding soldiers (02:04). 21 cm K12 German railroad gun (02:14). Views of London and Big Ben (02:19). Allied troops marching in Southern England (02:33). Soldiers embark a ship at Portsmouth Harbour (02:39). General Dwight Eisenhower alongside other allied generals (02:52). They visit paratroopers (03:01). Marching paratroopers (03:18). The paratroopers gear up and board aircraft (03:26). ‘That’s All, Brother’ Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft take off (04:22). Views of multiple C-47 aircraft flying and the paratroopers (04:42). The paratroopers jump from the planes (05:09) and countless soldiers land on the ground of Normandy (05:24). Soldiers sail towards Normandy (06:03). Parked aircraft (06:25). Cargo is loaded onto aircraft by soldiers (06:35). Airspeed Horsa gliders take off (06:37). Lockheed P-38 lightning fighter aircraft take off (07:20). Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft take off (07:36). Point-of-view footage from a flying aircraft (07:53). Views of aircraft flying over the English Channel (08:07). Views of the allied seaborne forces sailing across the English Channel (08:21). The USS Arkansas (BB-33) and USS Texas (BB-35) battleships open fire (08:33). Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber aircraft attack from the sky (08:46). Airspeed Horsa gliders are pulled across the sky above Normandy (09:24). The Gliders land (09:41). Views of a Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft (10:11). Views of ships on the coast of Normandy (10:15). Soldiers are carried to the shore by landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or “Higgins boat” (10:18). A 21 cm Nebelwerfer 42 multiple rocket launcher (10:27). A Krupp K5 heavy railway gun (10:41). Footage of explosions, battle scenes, aircraft, etc. (10:44). Lockheed P-38 lightning fighter aircraft (10:50). Point-of-view footage from a flying aircraft (10:53). Higgins boats sailing soldiers to shore (11:31). Footage of explosions, battle scenes, aircraft, etc. (11:33). Soldiers walk onto the beaches of Normandy (11:58). Battle scenes (12:34). Point-of-view footage from a flying aircraft (12:41). Soldiers running up the beaches of Normandy (13:03), and unloading cargo (13:11). A North American P-41 Mustang fighter aircraft (13:18). Ships sailing (13:29). Flying aircraft (13:36). “The End” text overlay and credits (13:56). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. 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