US PLANE CRASH, EAST OF LE MANS, FRANCE ; GEN. DE GAULLE'S PARADE, PARIS, FRANCE Part 1

Description

Signal Corps ADC 2219 111 SOUR CE: AFCF (M-549) ADC FILM: Arch & APC MP, 763' ea Silent 2219 INV 1499, US PLANE CRASH, E of Le Mans, France; 22 Aug 44 LSs, MSs, burning US Cessena twin-engined plane. MS, CUs, charred body of passenger. MS, burned pilot is removed from wreckage. Fire in parachute pack is extinguished. INV 1500 and 1501, GEN DE GAULLE'S PARADE, Paris, France; 26 Aug 44 MSs, CU, Gen Charles de Gaulle parades thru streets and places wreath at base of Arc de Triomphe. MSs, civilians of FFI parade with banners. VS, crowd cheers arrival of General. Crowd takes cover as soldiers fire at snipers. MS, LS, Notre Dame Cathedral; crowd and armored vehicles in fg. MS, Gen Jacques Leclerc and Gen Pinon inspect French Republican Guard. MS, partisans fire at snipers. Record Group 111 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ek Accession Number III - NAV 210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities