US SENATORS INSPECT 8TH AIR FORCE., ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND Part 1

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SIGNAL CORPS ADC 5260 SOURCE: AFCF (M-88) DC FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 807' eag Silent 260 US SENATORS INSPECT 8TH AIR FORCE England & Scotland - 2 Aug 1943 Int, Senators are interviewed by the press. (underexposed) VS, B-24 Liberator lands at Preswick, Scotland. Senators A Chandler, Henry C Lodge Jr, and James Mead step out of plane and are greeted by Maj Gen Robert W Crawford. VS, Senators Chandler, Lodge, Mead, Ralph Brewster, Richard Russell, Lt Gen Jacob L Devers, Maj Gen Robert W Crawford, Maj Gen Ira Eaker, Brig Gen Frank Hunter, and Brig Gen Wilhelm A Anderson inspect planes, talk to pilots, and ground crews. The Senators tour Combat Crew Replacement Center at Bovington; 92nd BG at Alconburg, 305th BG at Chelvesden, and 4th Group P=40 Det at Debden. VS, Senators and Generals briefing room with plane crews. Officer explains mission on large wall map. The Senators take the stage, one at a time, and address the men. VS, Senators and Generals shake hands. The Senators board plane. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY FB/1zw Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities