D.D.T. SPRAYED BY C-46 Part 1

Description

Summary: VS, excellent scenes of a C-46, 84th Troop Carrier Squadron, dusting the city with a 20% D.D.T. emulsion. The plane makes several low altitude runs across different areas. VS, soldiers pump DDT from 55 gal drums carried on a 2 1/2 ton truck into the two tanks carried in the plane. MS, gasoline pump and 450 gal tanks inside the C-46. MSs, the spray device attached to the underside of the C-46 tail assembly. VS, AV, airfield (K- 14, Kimpo) recedes as the plane is airborne. Several shots of Seoul through the door of the plane. LS, stream of DDT from the tail of the airborne plane. AV, Seoul from the door of the low- flying, spray plane. Some footage scratched and watermarked. MS, int, pilot (back to camera) and the city through the front dome of the plane. AV, excellent footage of the city, showing wrecked buildings; fine pictorial quality of one shot looking down the banked wing of the plane. OPERATION CLEAN-UP, WEST CENTRAL FRONT.: Korea: 09/29/1951: LS, crew of the 1st BN, Heavy Weapons, 65th Inf, 3rd Division, fires a 75mm recoilless rifle, protecting their ears as the gun goes off. MLS, observer (back to camera) peers into the hills ahead. MS, a Sgt sighting in rangefinder of 75mm RR. VS, the recoil rifle is loaded and fired. MS, observer looks through his binoculars. MLS, Negro soldier drops a shell into his 4.2 mortar. VS, members of the Heavy Mortar Co 3rd BN, 65th Inf, sight their range finders and fire their mortars. MSLA, grimy, helmeted soldier relays instructions over field phone. VS, soldiers of various mortar squads charge and fire their weapons. LS, several mortar squads as they load and fire. MLS, mortar crew sight in the target and charge the mortar. EIGHT (8") HOWITZER.: N.W. of Yonchon, Korea: LS, "A" Battery, 17th F A BN, fires 8" howitzer. MS, (poorly composed), howitzer is readied and fired. MS, Sgt Geo Julien communicates via field telephone. VLS, howitzer in action. MLS, ammo pile as men screw fuzes in place. MSs, projectile is rammed into place, then the powder charge; How is fired as crew members hold their ears and brace themselves. MS, the gloved hand of a soldier pulls the lanyard. VLS, the howitzer is fired.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities