Summary

WAR DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTARY FROM 1944 PHOTOGRAPHED OVER SICILY AND ITALY BY CAMERAMEN OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ALLIED AIR FORCES AND BY THE PILOTS OF THE 12TH AIR FORCE. THE FILM COVERS THE AMERICAN AIRMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN DURING WORLD WAR II. (HISTORIC, VINTAGE, COLOR). HANDOUT

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 287605
Story Slug WORLD WAR II - THUNDERBOLT PART 1 (1944)
Location EUROPE
Format EDITED
Date 1/1/1944
Archive Time :28
TRT 23:24
Video Description COLOR: VARIOUS SHOTS OF CAMERA'S MOUNTED ON THE PLANES TO TAKE MUCH OF THE COMBAT FOOTAGE, INTRODUCTION BY JAMES STEWART, "ITALY" GRAPHIC, ITALIANS ON DAMAGED STREETS, WAR TORN BUILDINGS, VARIOUS SHOTS OF CITIZENS, CHILDREN, CU CORPSE, AERIALS OF ITALY AND MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS, COUNTRYSIDE, DAMAGED TRAIN TRACKS, MAP OF ITALY, AERIALS OF CORSSICA, LOCAL RESIDENTS, COUNTRYSIDE, ALTO AIR BASE, BOMBS BEING OFF LOADED, PILOTS IN TENTS, CAMP SHOTS, SHOTS OF PILOTS GETTING CLEANED UP, BRUSHING TEETH, GROOMING, AERIALS OF BASE, GROUND SHOTS OF BASE, PILOTS PREPARING FOR MISSION, BRIEFING, MAP OF ITALY, AERIALS OF CASSINO AFTER BEING BOMBED, LT. GENERAL IRA EAKER, MAJOR GENERAL JOHN K. CANNON "UNCLE JOE", BRIGADIER GENERAL GORDON SEVILLE, GRAPHIC ANIMATION, OPERATION STRANGLE MEMO, AERIALS OF TRAIN BRIDGES DESTROYED, SHOTS OF P-47 THUNDERBOLT FIGHTER BOMBER, ON TARMAC, MECHANICS WORKING ON THE PLANES, PILOTS LOADING UP, FIRING UP ENGINES, PROPELLERS, PLANES TAKING OFF, POV TRAVELING DOWN RUNWAY AND LIFTING OFF, PLANES TAKING OFF, VARIOUS SHOTS OF PLANES TAKING OFF, VARIOUS POV SHOTS FROM CAMERAS ON THE PLANE, MORE TAKING OFF SHOTS, POV FROM AIR, SQUADRON FLYING, OVER SEA, AERIALS OF ITALY, PLANES IN FORMATION, GOOD FLYING SHOTS, COUNTRYSIDE BELOW, COMBAT SEQUENCE ATTACKING BRIDGE, POV DIVE BOMBING, EXPLOSIONS, BOMB DROPPING, MORE COMBAT SHOTS.
Description WAR DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTARY FROM 1944 PHOTOGRAPHED OVER SICILY AND ITALY BY CAMERAMEN OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ALLIED AIR FORCES AND BY THE PILOTS OF THE 12TH AIR FORCE. THE FILM COVERS THE AMERICAN AIRMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN DURING WORLD WAR II. (HISTORIC, VINTAGE, COLOR). HANDOUT
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Keywords

P47
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