LAST VITTLES PLANE, RHEIN MAIN AFB, FRANKFURT, GERMANY ; REBUILDING GERMANY Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 7654-1 ADC 7654 SOURCE: AFCF (ESPC-50B-49) Card 1 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC B&W MP 886 ฿ ea Silent LAST VITTLES PLANE Rhein Main, AFB, Frankfurt, Germany SPX-76, 4 Oct 1949 LS, coal being loaded from truck to plane. Officer at microphone introducing Brig Gen Edward H Alexander. CU, Naval Adm speaking. MLS, door on plane being closed. MS, propeller beginning to spin. Two shots, plane taxiing off. L&MSs, an unidentified officer at microphone, then Brig Gen Alexander speaking. MS, group, Gen Alexander waving to plane off screen. Several newspaper reporters going aboard plane. Soldier painting words "Last Vittles" on plane. CU, Capt Innes, Commander of plane. Brig Gen Alexander inspecting landing gear. CU, words "Airlift" stencilled on box. LS, officers assembled in front of plane. MLS, Brig Gen Alexander speaking at microphone. REBUILDING GERMANY Frankfurt 28 Sept 49 Laborer carrying steel beam. Two men on framework of building. Laborers shovelling debris. Blacksmith at forge. Shot of men working on girders. Pan, same. Shot of girders through damaged windows. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY MS/nsr RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 Signal Corps 111 ADC 7654-2 ADC 7654 SOURCE: AFCF (ESPC-50B-49) Card 2 of 2 FILM: ARCH & APC B&W MP 886' ea Silent REBUILDING GERMANY (cont'd) Frankfurt (cont'd) 28 Sept 1949 (cont'd) SPX-76 Scenes of construction work on another huge building. LA, shots of men on scaffold. RG 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY MS/nsr

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities