ACCESS FOOTAGE

Description:

Reel 2

MLS C-47s taxiing
MCU two ground crewmen run over and attach towing device to tail section of C-47
CU attaching towing device to nose section of glider
Several angle shots; RV, FV, and interior of aircraft towing glider, and interior of glider being towed
Scenes of C-47s taking off towing gliders
Aerial formations of C-47s towing gliders
Aerial formations of C-47s towing gliders at high altitude
Aerial Formation of C-47s at extreme low altitude towing gliders
CS interior C-47, pilot and co-pilot of same
CS co-pilot pointing down to drop area. Aerial formation of C-47s towing gliders. Scenes taken in United States prior to overseas departure
CS of tow release device in glider
AS taken from interior glider showing pilot releasing tow mechanism
PS from interior of glider showing descent
ADS showing gliders descending
CPS of gliders landing in small open field showing arrestors schute on same opening. Others landing in same area
CPS of one of the gliders landing, wing tip knocked off as it hits tree showing pieces flying through air; largo section of wing tip falling in area near camera
CS men unloading equipment from glider
CS coverage showing paratroopers getting into action immediately after landing. Unloading guns and equipment and ammunition from glider cannons; equipment and ammunition loaded onto jeeps and small trailers, towed behind same
CS showing men advancing across area after leaving gliders
MS firing cannon
CS interior SHEAF Hq, showing Gen. Eisenhower and several other generals, two-star and one-star, conferring about invasion
CS coverage interior headquarters showing various commanders of United Nations Navy, Army and Air Force who will participate in the invasion. Planning same
CS English ground crewman working on English Horsa glider
CS men of the 9th Troop Carrier Command painting US insignia on side of Horsa
MS looking up over head past wind direction finder on top of building showing C-47s taking off passing overhead
Aerial formation of C-47s in flight
MS C-47s flying in low across area showing two poles and pick-up rope attached between same. C-47 makes aerial pick-up of glider. Scene repeats
PS glider taking off. Aerial formation C-47s passing overhead
GS CS interior C-47 showing crew members shoving large cargo packs out
ADS cargo pack and chute descending
MCU fixed camera beneath fuselage of C-47 in flight showing release of parapaks attached to the underside
CS paratroopers lined up, full saddle equipment; these are the pathfinder crews who jump prior to main body of invasion fleet, setting up jump area
CS of the men and their equipment
Aerial formation of C-47s passing overhead. Aerial formation of C-47s towing gliders
GCS of release of gliders
PS gliders landing in open field
AS of release of gliders from C-47
PS to landings of gliders
CPS of area in which gliders have landed showing several gliders demolished and damaged
CPS paratrooper driving jeep which in turn pulls cannon from partly demolished CG-4A type glider. These are all practice missions.