Video Parts (6 across 2 reels)
This clip is Reel 1, Part 2 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning
AERIAL DELIVERY Reel 1 · Part 2
Description
On the activities of the Troop Carrier Command in preparing and dropping supplies to outposts in Burma. Natives in India weave bamboo baskets to be used in aerial drops. A radio and various supplies are packed and parachutes are examined and attached. Shows by diagram how cargo should be distributed aboard a C-47. Shows procedures aboard a C-47 and on the ground for effecting a successful drop.
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Records of the Army Air Forces
Series
Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series
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Date
1943-01-01
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TRT
3:31