World War II fighters and bombers, German and US (R4 of 9)
342-USAF-24845 r4
25:48
Description:
2/1945 - 6/1945
Reel 4: AV's of P-47 buzzing small towns. 79') GSAP footage of strafing run on vehicles along road. 130') SLATE: STRIP R-10. GERMANY. 10 MAY 1945. 133') ALS's of P-47 buzzing town, circling low over countryside. 265') LS across strip at sunset showing P-47 being towed right in fg as second P-47 taxis past. 291') Series of MS's of ground crew hoisting fuel tank onto dolly and mounting it under wing of P-47. 343') SLATE: 4 APRIL 1945. 345') CU FV of several B-26' s taxiing past camera on flight line and out toward runway. 395') MS FV A-26 being towed along strip and backed up onto hardstand. 408') Series of MS's of ground crewmen loading bomb cases with sand then putting them onto trailer. 454') No good. 474') CU FV A-26 on ground turning in front of camera. 486') LS pan right with A-26's taking off. 494') SLATE: 13 MARCH 1945. STRIP A-78. 365th GROUP. 386th SQUADRON. 497') Several P-47's taxiing past parked P-47's. 533') MS of P-47's lining up for takeoff in pairs. 559') LS high angle of P-47's taxiing down taxiway to hardstand. 574') Series of MS's & LS's of P-47's in flight, peeling off, and landing. 609') Radio operator at edge of landing strip in small trailer talking into hand mike. 620') Series of MS's and P-38's landing. 637') MS of P-38's in pairs taking off to left past camera. 669') MLS several P-38's buzzing landing field - runway marker in fg. 697') MS pilot climbing out of P-47 cockpit. 713') CU FV of pilot talking. 724') LS of P-47's on flight line. 740') MS FV of searchlight at strip A-78 - P-47's taking off to right in bg. 777') CU of searchlight reflecting an A-26 taking off. 812') ECU's of searchlight shows P-38 taking off and being reflected. 915') Total footage in reel.