The Thunderbolts: Ramrod To Emden Reel 1

The Thunderbolts: Ramrod To Emden Reel 1 US 8th Air Force Base on English coast - Thunderbolt fighter pilots presented w/ awards inc. DFC to Capt. Gerald Johnson for escorting Allied bombers over Germany. Flashes back to start of Ramrod mission: officer at desk in fighter command on telephone VO says it is 01Oct43; officers marking bomber routes on wall map; Maj. Gen. William Kepner points to map. Male operators at teletype machine sending & receiving message - passed through window in door marked ‘Operations Room’; personnel reading message, marking route & rendezvous points on wall map; S2 officers prepare maps in brfiefing room, 02Oct43; group operations officer makes telephone call to notify of briefing. 01:20:12 Pilots relaxing - gather round blackboard as flight orders assigned. P-47 Thunderbolt ‘Little Cookie’ parked, ground crew mounting auxiliary fuel tank & loading wing guns - fueling. Officer unveils mission map, rechecking route - checking report w/ weather officer - S2 officer checks flak map of Holland - points to danger areas on Dutch coast. S2 & Ops officers mark up route on map. 01:23:30 Personnel arriving at briefing by jeeps & bikes - into hut - being briefed by group Commander probably Col. Hubert Zemke and others - mission orders heard in VO - pointing to blackboard WWII. Military Aviation. USAF.