WWII - 1944 , USAAF Aircraft: B-26, Improvised B-26 Armor, North Africa

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1941 , USAAF Aircraft: B-26 Marauders Modified With Armor Plate Salvaged From Bone-Yard Titles. 05:27:08 USAAF airmen salvaging scrap metal & parts from B-26 Marauders in North African “bone-yard”. Captain Potter inspecting damaged nose. LS & MSs of wreckage. Crane lifting fuselage. Men removing armor plate from behind pilot & floor beneath waist gunner. Cutting & welding; demonstrating plate to be mounted in front of bombardier w/ slit for sighting. Piece shown to go beneath for protection from groundfire. 05:28:58 Use of machine gun shown while behind armor plate. 05:29:10 Plastic nose removed from B-26 w/ graffiti Time’s Awastin’. Installing piece in bottom of compartment, then vertical piece & hung w/ guy wires. 05:29:50 B-26 on North African grass runway, taxiing & taking off over goats & native huts. The End. WW2; Anti-Aircraft; Improvised Protection; Safety; NOTE: Good quality. NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk