BOMBS FROM SHIP TO PLANE, NORMANDY, FRANCE ; GERMAN PRISONERS, CHERBOURG, FRANCE Part 3

Description

Signal Corps ADC 1395 111 SOURCE: AFCF (M-304) ADC FILM: Archives & APC MP, Silent, 679 ea., 1395 (INV 321) BOMBS FROM SHIP TO PLANE, NORMANDY FRANCE 28 June 1944 MS, CUs, BST (Bomb Service Truck) backs into bomb revetment; trailer is hooked onto truck; ordnance crew jumps on trailer and is driven to airfield. VS, pilot and ordnance crew attach final fin coneection, set fuze and complete all connections of bomb once it is hoisted to its proper position. CU, pilot writes on bomb "Greetings Hitler You'll Get A Bang Out Of This". CU g safety pin is removed. CU 9 pilot in plane signals for take-off. (INV 322) GERMAN PRISONERS, CHERBOURG, FRANCE 29 June 1944 MSs₂ CUs, German prisoners on docks. (Some naval personnel among prisoners). CU₂ prisoner plays guitar, others climb into trucks. MSs, truck pulls out guarded by US MPs. (NOTE: Scratch on R side of screen) ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ke Record Group 111 Accession III - NAV - 210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities