AIRMEN GO ALL OUT IN FLOOD AREA Part 3

Description

Summary: 677' AVs, flooded area over Topeka Railroad yards. One scene shows a washed-out bridge. Telephoto Pan Shot, cars placed on bridge to keep it from washing away. More AVs, flooded area, including residential districts. Shot, from low-flying plane, of sign, "Topeka, Keep to the Right". Showing one of the flooded streets in Topeka. Shot, approach to bridge. Road closed. HLS, men from Forbes Air Force Base form a line and pass sandbags to reinforce levee. Maj Gen Lewis A Pick, Chf of Army Engrs, arrives by plane. CU, as he shakes hands with officers, men. Int, office: Gen Pick meets with Gov Edward F Arn of Kansas and with civilian engrs. They look over map of the flooded area. Air Force Sgt directing traffic. Air Force man and civilian policeman entering HQ. Short- wave radio sets are used to relay messages. In a garage behind central police station, military and local police are served by Forbes AFB mess crew. Soldier and civilian standing on bridge looking out over flooded area. Cars bogged down in flooded street. Meat truck in flooded street wait to make deliveries via Air Force swamp buggy. Swamp buggy coming up to meet truck, unloading meat into the truck from the swamp buggy. CU, children eating in large mess hall. CU, two old men eating. CU, kids playing Chinese checkers. Civilian policeman directing traffic near bridge. Pan to, group of MPs making notes. MLS, men in flooded street pushing a small boat. Shot, residential area taken from a boat. The caption says that this is taken from a boat of the "anti-looting" patrol. Scenes showing some houses submerged well over the first floor. The location: Lower Topeka area. Shot, of school in flooded area. CIVIL AIR PATROL IN RESCUE WORK IN FLOODED AREA. Summary: AVs, from CAP planes of the flooded area around Topeka. CU, CAP plane in flight over area. Int: CAP members looking over map. CU, finger pointing. Three other men outside looking at map. FS, CAP plane taking off. AVs, flooded residential districts. AV, MS, CAP plane flying over. Shots, flooded farmlands. AV, plane flying over flooded area.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities