OPERATIONAL REPORT CLARION: GEN TODD EXPLAINS MISSION Part 2

Description

Summary: 1)17ZD80130-134 CS of Gen. Todd at desk explaining aerial attack on German transport. 2) 14ZD59276-327 MS of same. 3) 357-489 LS of Gen. Todd at map. 4) 603-678 MS of same. 5) 820-878 Closer shot of Todd at map, talking. 6) 17ZD84492-499 A. shot shooting down to formations of silver B- 17Gs flying over heavy cloud bank. 7) 581-589 A. Shot down to formation of silver B-17Gs, see terrain & roadway below. 8) 598- 606 A. Shot thru window of plane to B-17 at side, See other wings of B-17 formation below & terrain. 9) 17ZD84609-615 A. Shooting thru window of B-17 out to B-17G formation slightly ahead, see ground. 10) 7ZD84550-558 A. Shot thru window shooting down on formation of B-17Gs over heavy cloud bank. 11) 17ZD84473-480 A. Thru window past waist gun, see formation of B-17s below over heavy cloud bank. 12) 14ZD70287-294 A. Shot 2 silver B-24s over clouds, see terrain. 13) 17YD96576-580 A. Thru bomb bay past bomb fin to terrain below Northeim, Germany 2/22/45. 14) 24YD64483-522 A. Shot bombs away to Northeim, bomb bursts on railroad yards. 15) 545-553 A. Shot of smoke in target area. Bamberg, Germany - 2/22/45. 16) 31ZD90394-396 A. Shot single B- 17G, see string of heavy bombs away. 17) 506-515 A. Shot bombs away thru heavy clouds. Ansbach, Germany, Feb. 22, 1945. 18) 31ZD90685-688 A. Shot of Ansbach marshalling yards, string of bombs away. 19) 722-730 A. Shot see fires and smoke from marshalling yards, pan to excellent bomb bursts. 20) 763-770 A. Shot of smoke covered target. Stendal, Germany, Feb. 22, 1945. 21) 17YD59911-921 A. Shot of marshalling yards at Stendal, see string of heavy bomb bursts. 22) 939-955 A. Shot of more bomb bursts, heavy target smoke, sky streaked with pathfinder trails. 23) 24YD64562-567 A. Shot thru cockpit of B-24 to two preceding B-24s. Wittenberge, Germany. Feb, 22, 1945. 24) 24YD63806-818 A. Shot of strings of bomb bursts on railroad yards, see pock marked terrain. 25) 17YD40020-024 A. Shot of the smoked in target area. 26) 078-084 Another A. shot of smoking target. Ludwigslust, Germany 2/22/45. 27) 17YD96388-389 A. Shot past machine gun at hatch to formation of B-17Gs below. 28) 24YD64320-349 A. Shot of bombs bursting in railroad center & warehouse buildings, excellent bomb bursts, heavy target smoke. Ulzen, Germany - 2/22/45. 29) 1ZD69687-689 A. Shot of marshalling yards, see Pathfinders, heavy bomb bursts & concussion ring. 30) 1ZD69621-629 A. Shot another large bomb burst, heavy target smoke. 31) 1ZD69845-852 A. Shot of heavy bomb bursts in marshalling yards. 32) 1ZD69571-574 A. Shot of the yards, heavy bomb bursts. 33) 1ZD69765-780 A. Shot of yards see Pathfinder descending, bomb bursts & concussion rings, & large fire explosions. 34) 1ZD69598-606 A. Shot of burning & smoke covered target area. Luneberg, Germany 2/22/45. 35) 17YD96409-413 A. Shot of bombs away to marshalling yards. 36) 1ZD70078-089 A. Shot of marshalling yards, see string of bomb bursts. 37) 1ZD70009-014 A. Shot of target area. 38) 1ZD70033- 043 A. Shot of the smoked in target area, see heavy bomb bursts. 39) 24YD63679-684 A. Shot of 3 B-17Gs, one close. 2/23/45. 40) 17ZD84522-526 A. Shot shooting back past tail fin, see ack ack & terrain. 41) 24YD64100-116 A. Shot shooting across starboard wing to 3 silver B-17Gs. 42) 17ZD84730-736 Close A. sbot shooting directly up to under side of B-17G. 43) 17ZD84501-509 A. Shot string of demolition & incendiary bombs away thru clouds. 51) 14ZD07623-675 A. Shot of smoked in railroad yards. 52) 17ZD84630-635 A. Shot shooting down close on B-17G, see terrain below. 53) 17ZD84684-689 A. Shot close shooting to nose & motors of B-17G. 54)696-701 A. Shot shooting directly up to underside of B-17G. 55) 797-802 A. Longer shot, same angle. 56) 24YD64200-204 A. Shot shooting across starboard motor, see single P-47 escorting head on, pan to another B-17. 57) 24YD64169-173 A. Shot past 2 B-17s, see single P-47 fighter escort. 58) 14ZD58014-020 GSAP - see 2 bombs hit, evidently smoke bombs, & explosion near road. 59) 044-048 GSAP - following German fighter, see explosion. 60) 101-106 GSAP - strafing locomotives see hits & explosion. 61) 14ZD58220-224 GSAP - Strafing truck on road, see explosion. 62) 224-228 GSAP - Strafing another truck on road, it runs off road. 63) 14ZD58167- 173 GSAP Strafing railroad yards, see esplosion. 64) 14ZD58321- 329 GSAP - Strafing locomotive (see preceding P-51 leaving target) locomotive explodes. 65) 465-471 GSAP - Strafing train, see hits along cars. 66) 14ZD58175-182 GSAP - Strafing locomotive, see tracers out and hits, oil tanker bursts into flames. 67) 183-190 GSAP - flying low over railroad yards, see fires. 68) 14ZD58335-340 GSAp Strafing moving locomotive, see hits--strafing moving locomotives. 69) 24YD64020-026 A. Close side shot of B-17G, see ground. 70) 24YD63622-627 High A. shot shooting down to formatiom of B-17s flying in wings low over cloud banks. 71) 24YD64089-095 A. Shooting tbru bomb bay to formation of B-17s, see city below. 72) 24YD64066-070 A. Same shot, only see large fire on ground below. 73) 24YD64246-252 A. INT. shot thru side window of B-17 past gun, see 2 B-17s. 74) 17YD39753-760 A. INT. B-17, big CU of sleeping waist gunner. 75) 772-780 A. INT. big CU of crewmember smoking. 76) 14ZD59094-116 CU of Gen. Todd talking in front of map.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Subjects" Program Series