WWII - Color, 1940s England: P-51 Mustangs; Liberators Take Off on Bombing Mission at Sunset

WWII - Color, 1940s England: P-51 Mustangs; Liberators Take Off on Bombing Mission at Sunset View past tail of aircraft formations above. 19:02:12 Airfield w/ four P-51 Mustangs over low; parked C-47. Multiple passes. 19:03:47 Aerial over large group of barracks or ?? 19:04:59 Sunset & Liberators warming up, pan across many; taxiing & take off, men watching silhouetted. 19:07:56 Slate: Lt. Col Wm Clothier Roll 40. Two airmen talking over map or flight plan, look up and smile at camera. Take off helmet & talk w/ fighter plane behind. 19:08:34 Slate: Wm Clothier.... Pilots into P51 Mustangs, plug in headphones, start engine. Second helped into harness in plane. Third into cockpit, preparing for flight. Fourth into plane, several takes. WW2; 8th USAAF ; Note: Lancaster bombers introduced in 1942.