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DOCUMENTARIES

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Title: DOCUMENTARIES
File Number: DN-LB-804 Beta SP
Color: B W, Color
Type: Documentary
Description: 14:01:15 1944, Free French (FFN) troops are reviewed by French officers, including De Gaulle. They cross pontoon bridge over flooded river in France. Debris is cleared from a small French town. Military funeral & weeping women. FFN units reviewed by USSR officers. FFN tanks & artillery move along road in North Africa. Railroad tracks are blown up in France. (also on DN-LB-810) 14:08:01 1944, SS-218 submarine Albacore bombardment of phosphate works, Faisi Island 06 30 1944 & Japanese burning ship: 1) Periscope shot Japanese ship burning shell splashes. 2) Sailors man deck gun on sub. 3) Japanese ship burning. 4) Bombardment of phosphate works, Faisi Island. 5) Men secure deck gun. 6) Deck gun firing, SS bombards Island. 14:15 20 1945, Shelling of Island with radio masts by USS Bluegill (SS-242). Submarine submerging & surfacing. Saipan. Men shooting at mine w 40mm gun & rifles. Retrieving glass fishing buoy. Going ashore using telephone on beach. Raising American flag. 1) Island radio masts are also seen. 2) Shelling of Bluegill island. 3) Sub submerging. 4) Sub surfacing. (Shaky) 5) Mine explosion. 6) Man firing at mine with rifle. 7) CPO and enl'd man on deck. 8) Stera shots of sub tender. 9) Stowing rope in stowage space on deck. 10) Men painting deck. 11) Saipan. 12) Man shooting at mine with 40mm gun. 13) Men shooting at mine with 40mm gun and rifles. 14) 40mm gun crew in action. 15) Another sub heaving to. 16) PBM in flight. (OX) 17) Men retrieving glass fishing buoy. 18) Gun crew. 19) Men loading and firing 5" gun. 20) Men loading gun. 21) Men going ashore in raft. 22) Man using telephone on beach. 23) Man climbing pole to rig pulley raising American flag. 24) Man standing by building. 14:25:18 1945, Color. Periscope scenes of enemy coastline from USS Batfish (SS-310) on war patrol. Rescue of B-29 survivors, August, 1945. 1) CU-Pan Periscope shot: mountainous enemy coastline. 2) Men in life-boat taken from submarine. 3) Plane circling overhead. 4) Crew of B-29 in life-boat being rescued at sea. 5) CU Injured men in crew of B-29 being helped aboard submarine. 6) CU Injured strapped to a board being lowered below on submarine. 7) CU Men dogging down hatch. 8) Motor launch loading stretchers aboard submarine (UX, very blue, very little detail)--many views of wounded men being transferred in stretchers from submarine to motor launch. 9) Boats with wounded men shoving off 14:31:31 1953, Good quality Japanese newsreel film, Japanese defense in North Sea. 1) Japanese battleships underway in North Sea. 2) Bow of destroyer with high waves coming on deck. crashes through waves. 3) Two crewmen looking thru binocs and telescope on bridge. 4) Frozen deck, showing lifeline and anchor chain of destroyer. 5) Various shots of crewmen, wearing cold weather gear, as they break ice from deck and gun mount. Good 6) Map of North Pacific Ocean with Japanese markers on it. 7) Several Japanese cruisers in formation, underway. 8) Japanese chief handling wheel on bridge (dark). 9) Various shots of Japanese marines in combat uniform, on deck they are disembarking. 10) Same marines on landing craft, setting rifles on gunnel, pointed toward enemy shore. 11) Japanese troops landing on shore and advancing thru swampy grassy field. Fair 12) LS Japanese troops advancing on deserted beach destroyer in background. 13) MS Several Japanese soldiers inspecting two captured soldiers. 14) Japanese troops in formation near army camp. 15) Several shots of a port vessels and four-engined seaplanes in view. 16) Japanese anti-aircraft guns firing at American four-engined bomber. 17) LS Large plane shot down it crashes and explodes on hillside another crashes into sea near beach. 14:41:00 1966, Aircraft salvage operation, USS Boston (CAG-1) & on beach at Palomares, Spain. Duke, Ambassador to Spain, Spanish Minister of Health, Spanish Minister of Air visit Camp Wilson. Helicopters Spanish civilians. Maj. Gen. Wilson. 1) and on the beach at Palomares, Spain. 1) Civilian standing outside the command tent at Camp Wilson VIPs coming out of command tent RADM. WILLIAM S. GUEST comes out, MAJOR GENERAL WILSON, the HONORABLE DUKE (US Ambassador to Spain), Spanish Minister of Health and the Spanish Minister of Air also coming out of command tent. 2) VIPs boarding cars MAJ. GENERAL WILSON and RADM. GUEST board cars American flag flies on R fender of car Spanish driver gets behind the wheel and drives off L. 3) Group approaching the "copter pad area. 4) Civilian with Spanish high-ranking Officer. 5) Group. 6) CU Civilian photographer photographing the group. 7) Unident. woman with group of Spanish children. 8) Spanish "copter in the "copter area. 9) CU Several VIPS alongside "copter women guests seen departing the "copter assisted by the Spanish Officer included in group are some civilian men. 10) Group of Spanish teenagers looking on. 11) Large group at the "copter area. 12) CU VIPs departing from the command tent including RADM. GUEST, Maj. Gen WILSON and many unidentified civilians they walk down the road at the US A.F. Command Post. 13) CU VIPs enter the tent. 14:43:44 1966, Aircraft salvage operation. 1) (Port beam view) an ARS-type vessel underway at sea. 2) (Beam view) ARS-type vessel underway at sea. 3) (Bow view) ARS-type vessel underway shoreline of Spain in RBG. 4) (Starbd. bow view) Ship underway at sea (lost loop-NG). 5) (Gen. view) Large group of civs. and Air Force personnel in the hold of the LCM many with cameras, microphones as the civilian reporters and cameramen tour the search area with RADM. W.S. GUEST, Deputy-Commander Strike Force South on board the LCM. 6) RADM. GUEST chatting with reporters. 7) CU RADM. GUEST in long, leather coat pointing out a matter to the reporters and photographers. 8) Reporters & photographers manning the rail of the LCM as they near sight of the USS FORT SNELLING (LSD-30) directly in BG. 9) CU (Rear view) RADM. GUEST aboard the LCM FORT SNELLING in BG with no way on. 10) Reporters & photographers lining the starbd. rail of the LCM as they look toward the FORT SNELLING. 11) (3 4 stern view) FORT SNELLING lowering its tail gate reporters & photographers in FG taking pictures from the LCM. 12) CU RADM. GUEST chatting with one of the reporters others around RADM. GUEST in LCM. 13) CU (Rear view) Some of the photographers taking pictures of the Fort SNELLING in BG with tail gate down. 14) MCU Photographers lining the rail of the LCM taking pictures of the FORT SNELLING. 15) CU RADM. GUEST talking with one of the reporters as others look toward the FORT SNELLING Framed in BG, G-F. 16) CU (Rear view) Civilians taking pictures ALVIN out in water in BG along with small boat. 17) CU RADM. GUEST in long, brown, leather coat on deck of the LCM stepping down into the hold of the LCM to mingle with reporters & photographers in BG. 18) RADM. GUEST with reporters & photographers in hold of the LCM. 19) Reporters & photographers in hold of LCM as seen from Coxswain"s position. 20) RADM. GUEST talking with reporters & photographers in hold of LCM. 14:49:43 1966, Aircraft salvage operation. Palomares, Spain. 1) Small boat in water, mild wake of camera boat in FG. 2) Men in boats tending divers. CU Line handlers on board LCM tending lines attached to divers being towed through water during buns for Air Forces aircraft off the coast of Palomares, Spain. 3) Man on stern of LCM holding tow line attached to divers underwater in far BG. 4) Two tow lines extended from stern of the LCM out into water in far BG small boat patrols in BG, man on stern of LCM in FG tend line. 5) Down over men on stern of LCM tending lines to divers. 6) Men on stern of LCM heaving in line, diver's head appears on surface of water in mid BG, divers than seen swimming toward stern of LCM. 7) Men on stern of LCM grouped around what looks like a kite, gear that is similar to that used aboard mine sweepers. piece of gear is brought aboard by the men on stern. 8) CU Man on stern of boat holding onto line extended out into water. 9) CU Four men on stern of boat tending lines which are extended out into wake of boat. 10) CU Helmsman of the LCM at controls, man wearing fatigues. 11) CU Down over men on stern of LCM, diver swimming toward stern of boat. 12) Diver in water talking to men on deck in FG. 13) Men on stern of boat, pulling in on line from water. 14) Kite being brought aboard, diver in water in left BG. 15) CU Man working with lines and gear on deck of the boat. 16) ECU Lines and chains attached to kite on deck, man unfastening manila lines. 17) CU Man working with lines attached to kite. 18) Down over lines extended in wake of boat, sun reflecting off water, man at left. 19) CU Down over hands of man holding line which is slack, extended into water, other lines are attached to rear of boat. 20) CU Man holding onto line extended into water at stern of boat, kite is hanging at stern. 21) CU Men working with gear on stern of LCM. 22) CU Frame view of two men in FG, one tending line, other lines are in water in BG. 15:00:16 1966, Aircraft salvage operation. Palomares, Spain. 1) Diver coming up from water, other men helping man remove his tank on deck of the of camera boat, 2) CU Diver on deck after removing his wet . 3) Diver in water alongside craft moving onto. 4) Diver coming up from water, up ladder, two men move in to assist the diver PAN up to right with diver walking over deck, man assists diver in removing tanks camera craft appears to be LCM. 5) Diver talking to someone on deck, moving toward BG. 6) Another diver coming up from water onto deck, man weights the diver, holds onto his tanks, rubber boat approaches in BG. 7) CU Man on deck helping diver to remove tanks. 8) Divers on deck, some suiting up to go over side, tanks on deck next to two small yellow generators. 9) Divers in hold of the LCM, several tanks lined up on deck edge one diver picks up pair of tanks, attaches his breathing hose to tank, puts mouth piece into his mouth, opens valves to test tanks. 10) CU Down over diver, checking straps on SOUBA Tank then sliding tanks back in on deck. 11) CU Diver fitting knife to lead weight belt and attaching belt to his waist as he continues suiting up. 12) Divers on deck of LCM suiting up coastline of Palomares in BG. 13) Divers and gear in hold of the LCM, two divers in mid BG getting their tanks ready to don, one man picks up tanks as diver fits them to his back, second diver in BG puts on his tanks, divers move toward left. 14) Several coils of line secured to life line, diver comes up to stern of boat. 15) CU Men on stern of craft, man in FG assisting diver in last minute preparation, diver moves in toward edge of deck on far side of life line. 16) Down over water alongside the LCM, one diver jumps into water feet first, second diver makes flip in water. 17) CU Two men standing on deck, one an Officer and another Chief Petty Officer, looking out over water shoreline of Palomeres in mid BG, tow lines run from stern of LCM towing two divers through water as they scan bottom searching for part of Air Force aircraft and the bomb. 18) CU Out over bow of small rubber boat, man in boat removing his shirt. 19) Diver suiting up in boat, which is alongside LCM secured to starboard side. 20) MCU Chief McClenny suiting up in bow of small boat secured to side of LCM. 21) CU Chief McClenny donning jacket section of the wet suit. 22) CHIEF McCLENNY donning his weight belt. 23) CU Diver in bow of boat with LT CLAYPOOL PAN to left, underwater camera sitting on seat of boat. 24) CU Down over Chief regulating valve of SCUBA tank, checking mouth piece, adjusting straps on tank. 25) CU CHIEF McCLENNY donning SCUBA tanks with the assistance of another man in BG. VG 15:11:44 1966, Aircraft salvage operation. Palomares, Spain. 1) Diver making a backward dive into water from a small boat his head pops up to surface an underwater camera is handed to the diver by man in boat in FG diver begins swimming away with the camera. 2) Underwater photographer's head bobbing on the surface of water in BG. 3) Looking out to sea showing some disturbance in water in BG. 4) Photographer in water with Scuba gear making his return back to the boat. 5) Various Air Force men at briefing. CU Navy Captain in dress blues stepping up to a chart of Palomares, Spain Captain points to areas on the chart with his pencil during a briefing Captain then leaves the scene Major enters scene and points to areas on the chart set up on an easel the officer leaves scene as Navy Captain comes back into scene and continues the briefing as he points to areas on chart MR JON LINDBERGH, son of the famous Lindbergh, steps up to the chart and gives his remarks as he points to areas on the chart MR LINDBERGH completes his briefing and leaves the scene CAPT. NELSON again enters scene and steps up to chart and points to various areas LCDR MOONEY, USN, steps up to chart and points to areas with his pen LCDR J.B. MOONEY is submersible coordinator. 6) CU LCDR MOONEY pointing to chart as briefing continues LCDR MOONEY finishes his briefing and walks out of scene. 15:21:45 1966, Aircraft salvage operation. Palomares, Spain. Medal presentation, Camp Wilson. Alvin prepared for dive removed from water. 1) CU Colors flying from stern of USS BOSTON (CAG-1), coastline of Palomares, Spain in BG ZI toward coast, small stone structure built on shoreline. 2) Spanish coast framed by the colors of the BOSTON in FG zoom slowly past the flag staff on toward coast, mountainous coastline, stone structure on shoreline. 3) Toward hilly coastline of Palomares, Spain, stone structure on shoreline zoom away from coastline over water, Colors framed in FG on stern of BOSTON. 4) SP-10 radar ZI to the radar for CU zoom away from the SP-10 radar. 5) SP-10 radar zoom away, view zoom back up toward SP-10 radar in operation. 6) CU Signalman sending message on the signal light on wing of bridge. 7) Mine Sweeper answering signal zoom back from minesweeper showing ELS of ship. 8) SP-10 radar zoom up toward radar for CU, staying on radar for few moments zoom back from radar, cloudy sky BG. 9) SP-10 radar on BOSTON zoom up toward radar for CU zoom away from SP-10 radar, scattered clouds overhead. 10) Out over bow area of the BOSTON Spanish coast at far right BG. 11) Whale boat tied up to boat boom with crew in boat, sea is very rough alongside ship, small boat pitches and rolls. 12) Whale boat tied up to end of boat boom, life lines framed in FG ZI slightly, name Rival on starboard bow of the boat. 13) starboard beam view of the USS SAGACITY (MSO-469) off the beam of the BOSTON. 14) HA MS Perry Cubmarine returning to the BOSTON in rough water, utility boat is underway in BG. 15) Perry Cubmarine in rough water on its return to the BOSTON. 16) Crew in rubber raft, making their return through rough water. 17) Perry Cubmarine, man in wet suit on conning tower. 18) CU Rubber raft up to bow of the Perry Cubmarine holding onto line. 19) Down over man on conning tower of Perry Cubmarine, Cubmarine comes up alongside the BOSTON. 20) CU Perry Cubmarine alongside the BOSTON, man riding the conning tower. 21) Perry Cubmarine alongside the BOSTON as crane hook is lowered to the man for hooking up, hook-up is made and Cubmarine is picked up from water, man still on conning tower. 22) CU Perry Cubmarine hanging at ship's side from crane hook. 23) CU Man on conning tower in wet suit framed by part of the lift gear. 24) CU Three quarter rear view of the Perry Cubmarine being nested on deck of the BOSTON. 25) CU Crewmen getting out of the Cubmarine, opening second hatch for second man to get out, first man steps down, second man comes out of the Cubmarine and onto deck, many of the crew look on from BG and right FG.
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