During, enemy transportation facilities are harassed from the air. This a36 with a wing mounted camera dives on a roadblock from 6,000 feet, releases two 500pound bombs and pulls out at 1,500 feet. The target area is obscured by dust from previous bomb bursts. [gunfire] [video clip] target, motor transport. Dropping from an altitude of 500 feet, fighter bombers destroy motor transports, 36 damaged. Target highway north of rome. A Reconnaissance Mission shoot up a truck convoy. [gunfire] near the mouth of the river the fighter bombers attack and leave several trucks and planes. [gunfire] target, motor transport near casa lama. Each plane carries two 500pound bombs. [gunfire] target, the bridge southwest of bologna. Bomb loads at the bridge over the rino river on one of the main rail lines to the north. Target, general harbor. Carrying 500pound bombs, without fighter escort. Over the target is moderate but extremely accurate. We suffer no losses. Its our squat on the docks and shipping in the harbor is damaged. Target on may 24, Tactical Air Force struck. Blackhawk fighters are not encountered. Broken clouds interfered with visibility. Target, yugoslavia, german troops had occupied the town forcing them to take up positions in the outskirts. Liberators based in italy dropped 40100 pound all purpose bombs. The bombing run made at an altitude of 15,000 feet. In the first formation about 2 3 of the bombs cover 2 3 of the target. Bombs of the second formation hit the near of the end. Near misses are scored. Smoke of the bombing is visible 3040 miles away. Target yugoslavia, on may 29, selective bomb by v24s to destroy another german occupied town. On this one day, several other yugoslavian towns containing concentrations of german troops are attacked from the air to aid the army. 290 liberators, at least 540 tons of bombs over targets in yugoslavia in one days operations. From a base in the admiralties, they set out, accompanied by an enlisted unit. Starting from calvary headquarters on the south coast they wade ashore. The combat cameraman are as heavily armed as the rest of the patrol. They march through heavy jungles and deep man grove swamps. Two hours out the point man killed five japs. Caught by surprise in the center of the trail. Our troops cautiously close in on a january hut. Jap hut. Inside they find nine dead japs killed the previous day by another patrol. On one of the bodies are found an american fountain pen and cigarette case. They return to spend the night. Next day, they hike to a river on a threeday patrol. The men manned by friendly natives take hem up to the mouth of the river for two hours. The men stand or kneel on the platform, guns facing in all directions. Four japs, watching clothes in the river were fired at from the canoes but it was impossible to verify the results the patrol pushes on through a tropical downpour. They wade ashore through mud and press on through the jungle. They estimate there are about 250 japs on this part of the island. The patrol camps. The men try to dry their clothing and equipment. Machine guns cover all approaches to the camp and men not on guard duty relax. The next morning, the patrol continues in the rain. At 1100 hours a large concentration of the enemy is discovered. 17 are killed and a single survivor, a sergeant major, is captured. Hes the only prisoner taken during this patrol. 47 japs were killed. Crossing the river on their way out the men hold their weapons high. Two snipers who fired on the patrol were killed at this point. The prisoner beginning to weaken stumbles in the current. As they stop for rations, he has to be carried for the rest of the journey. This is difficult through jap infested jungle and mangrove swamps. Its necessary to give the prisoner doses of medicine. By morning he was improved. It was apparent he would survive the trip. The stretcher was taken downstream where the patrol will transfer to an lcm. These are some trophies of a successful patrol. The prisoner responding to treatment is able to sit up in the lcm as the patrol heads for home. At red beach, the japanese sergeant is turned over to the intelligence for interrogation. Furnished with clean clothing the prisoners is place in the regular stockaid. On the afternoon of april 12, a storm of gale proportions developed, causing considerable damage to gliders and aircraft. The first days included heavy rain and light hail. Was 17 when velocity miles per hour. Gliders and planes were blown all over the field after being torn from their moorings. Several gliders were blown up into trees. Another was carried by the force of the wind up on to the roof of the hut. At the air base in india, the station dispensary ambulance drives out on the runway to treat an injured gunner. Hes suffering from severe shock as a result of pain and hemorrhage. Morphine is administered, and oxygen is given, which was built from a dispensary because of the inability of oxygen cylinders a standard oxygen mask is placed on the face and the flow of objection yen is adjusted to the needs of the patient by a regulator valve. A type g1 supply tank is mounted on the carrying case. Pressure on the tank is 400 pounds. The advantage of the low pressure tank is that it can be refilled at any airfield. Satisfactory results have been obtained from this apparatus which consist of an oxygen supply, oxygen flow tubing. Oxygen flow regulator and filler valve. Target mulhouse. In the campaign to disrupt Rail Communications in france, they were attacked several times during may. Liberators escorted by lightenings, thunderbolts and mustangs made this raid on the 11th. A 109 is shot down by a p47. The pilot can be seen parachuting down. The freight yards here at mulhouse were hit on the same day with fair results. The mulhouse freight yards are attacked again on may 25. 350 tons of bombs are dropped by formations of 135 heavy bombers. On this raid the engine roundhouse, the locomotive shed are damaged and many hits are made on the tracks. The air campaign against installations in france continues. Liberators pass over Service Vessels bound for france and fly over the invasion coast six days after dday. This smoking target has just been bombed by another group. The objectives of this attack are an airfield and railroad bridges. In the target area. In the target area. The target of the day of the ninth air force, is a village on the west coast of the norman peninsula 30 miles south. The highway and railroad bridges are bombed. Another Group Striking about 75 miles south, attack the railroad bridge under attack is the main line to enemy occupied territory. Target of a third group. Many rail yards were bombed during the second week after invasion. Started by based on a new strip, set out to destroy a petrol dump 13 miles southwest. German tanks and motorized vehicles used the petrol dump for refueling. Cameras record fighter activity on dday. Transportation facilities are attacked to hamper enemy communications. Transports are shot up. [gunfire] an ammunition truck is caught. An enemy command car. The jackpot. This july is the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission to the moon. Sunday on reel america, a nasa prelaunch interview with neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins. Heres a preview. This is astronaut neil armstrong, command pilot for the apollo 11 moon landing mission. What is the purpose of the apollo 11 mission . Apollo 11 is mans first thempt to demonstrate ability to go to the moon, land, and return to earth. How do you view your role as command module pilot . Apollo was designed to be a threeman job. The third, which i perform, is as important and no more so, no less so than the other positions. I i would be a fool if i said i was the best seat of the three. With complete candor and honesty, im happy to have the job i intend to do. How does it look . Describe what will be happening just before the lunar module touches down on the moon . Continue burning the engine until an altitude of about five feet, which it will light on our panel. We see it eliminate, we cut the engine, and we fall the last several feet to touchdown. Just into the right. Contact right. Engine stopped. We have to get down. The eagle has landed. Moons service, buzz aldrin had this to say. Following their preparations, we will go through the plan to manned excursion on the surface. Neil exiting first. Stepping off the lander. Man,s one small step for one giant leap for mankind. You can watch the entire interview with the three apollo 11 astronauts on reel america, sunday at 4 00 in eastern on American History tv. History,ectures in university of texas at austin professor Peniel Joseph teaches a class on the life and career of civil rights pioneer ronald walters. In 1958, walters organized a desegregation sit in, and was influential in the spread of africanamericans that is as a scholarly field. He also served as advisor to the founding members of the congressional black caucus, and was Campaign Manager and consultant for Jesse Jackson in his 1984