GSAP Film: Convoy to Bouganville and Landing Part 1

Description

Summary: 1) 20EB85782-793 LS Unloading supplies at jungle edge. Men wading in water, rolling barrels, general activity of landing convoy (hazy). 2) 794-835 MCU Tractor pulling machine gun down log ramp thru water to jungle edge. 3) 30DB7116-150 LS Pan of jungle edge by water where convoy unloads. Tractors & bulldozers at work, general activity around unloading dock. (establishing shot). 4) 151-155 LS Tractors at work at jungle edge. 5) 30DB67160-175 LS Flames on water at night (probably ships burning). 6) 176-189 Flash of shells & tracers at night. 7) 190-216 LS General activity around camp between water & jungle edge. Unloading of supplies etc. 8) 217-224 MS Same area. Crane unloading supplies, men in jeep & walking about. 9) 225- 247 A. Shot of clouds, a little flak. 10) 30DB67255-264 LS 2 boats in water, 1 carrying barrage balloon. 11) 265-281 MS 2 boats, 1 carrying barrage balloons. 12) 282-293 LS 2 barrage balloons in sky. 13) 30DB67314-435 A. (GSAP) Pan jungle area around water. Smoke from fires in settlements, strafing Japanese settlements in jungle (hazy, spotted). 14) 436-560 A. View jungle at edge of stream, smoke, flashes of planes past camera. Long pan shot of terrain & small islands. Shot of settlement. 15) 562-685 LS Bldgs. burning in jungle at edge of water. P-38 circles over area & away. Pans over water to ship burning, geyser from bursting bomb. P-38 again flashes thru camera range.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Subjects" Program Series