# THE THUNDERBOLTS: RAMROD TO EMDEN

National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 3483 / Local Identifier 18-CS-757 - THE THUNDERBOLTS: RAMROD TO EMDEN - War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947). Summary: Covers planning of fighter coverage of bombing raid on Emden, Germany, departure of P-47s and P-38s, rendevous of fighter escort with bomber formations, air-to-air combat between the bombers and attacking aircraft, and between fighter escorts and attacking aircraft, bomb drop on target, and return of fighter escorts to englis bases. Features role of 56th Fighter Group in this raid. REEL 1: 7' Presentation of awards to group pilots including DFC to Capt Gerald W. Johnson. 20' Officer at desk talking on telephone. 35' Officers marking bomber route and locations of AAA on wall map, Maj Gen William Kepner pointing to map. 56' Teletype operators sending and receiving message. 70' Personnel reading message, marking routes on wall map, setting up room for briefing, and making phone call. 129' Pilots relaxing, gathering around blackboard as orders of flight are assigned. 155' P-47 "Little Cookie" parked, ground crew mounting auxilliary fuel tank and loading Wing guns. 194' Officer unveiling mission map, rechecking route and message, and checking report with weather officer. 228' Personnel looking at map of Holland and marking route on map. 252' Personnel arriving by jeeps and bikes, entering briefing room, being briefed by group commander (probably Col Hubert Zemke) and others,…

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1943
- By: National Archives and Records Administration
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.3483)
- Licence or status: [CC0 1.0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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