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LS, MS & CUs of barrage laid by invasion fleet-scenes taken at pre-dawn and after dawn on D-Day showing various types of naval vessels firing at coast of France
LS taken from ship at sea showing coast of France
LS same B-25 low over water. Aerial Formation B-26s in flight-pre-dawn
Aerial view invasion fleet, B-26s in flight over same
AS bombs falling, long strings of bombs descending toward target area
AS bomb strikes, scenes of the 101st Airborne Division landing from LSTs
MS troops advancing from water upon beach
AS formation B-26s over France
AS bombbay camera scenes showing bombs descending
AS B-26s single and in formation dropping bombs
AS bomb strikes in large-city
AS bomb strikes in railroad marshalling yard. Bomb strikes on bridges across river. Strikes on highways, towns, villages, railroads, bridges across river. 13) AS three P-51s diving in low across camera aircraft
GSAP strafing powor plant
Strafing flak tower
Strafing aircraft stationary
Strafing large hangar building
Strafing trucks
Strafing barges on canal
Strafing locomotives of moving train
Excellent shot large explosion resulting from strafing of railroad cars
MCS trucks and equipment moving up from beachhead, beach anti-aircraft protection battalion, engineers, infantrymen, men carrying rifles, others carrying mine detectors, medics
PS aerial of large airfield in England showing C-47s and Hamilton and Horsa type gliders, stationary. Large area covered by same. Planes and gliders being readied for mission
AS men marching along roads from beach. Men wearing arm bands of medics
AS American paratroopers loading into the British type gliders
AS insignia of the English Airborne Division on arm and shoulder of British paratrooper
AS British paratrooper putting on their equipment, 6th airborne Division, RAF 38th Group
PS C-47s towing British gliders. GC scenes of same. R