AERIAL DELIVERY — Reel 1, Part 3 | The Archive Project

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This clip is Reel 1, Part 3 of a 6-part film. Watch from the beginning

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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

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