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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.

PHOT RECONNAISSANCE, CHARLEROI, FRANCE Part 1

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Signal Corps 11 ADC 2748 IDC SOURCE: AFCF (M-921) 2748 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 1042' ea Silent LIB 864 PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE Charleroi, France 18 Nov 44 Seq: Ground crew with heavy crane removes portions of crashed P-38 photo plane. CU, nose of converted P=38 marked "Snooper." MSs, CUs, officer removes still camera from nose of P=38. MSs, P-38 in flight. MSs, CUs, Ints, officer disassembles camera, points to detail of mechanism, lenses, shutters, etc. (Scratched) MS, P-38 takes off. MS, P-51 lands. MSs, ground crew fuels P-38, prepares it for flight. MSs, P=51 flies over field. MSs, 50 cal multiple AA gun crew at edge of field; plane passes in bg. CU, nose of P=38 and mission symbols. Short scenes: P-38 warms up on flight line: C=47 taxis, P-51 in flight. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35TH AVE., LIC 1, NY EBS/sj Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210

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Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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1944-11-18
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