Coverage of Activities in the ETO [European Theater of Operations] Showing Wrecked German Aircraft; Remagen Bridge; First Flak Tower Constructed in ETO [European Theater of Operations] at Florennes, Belgium; and P-47, P-38, B-17, L-4, A-26, and P-47D Aircraft. Part 1

Description

LS to MCU of several P-47's on landing roll and landing. 45' SLATE: FOUR X. MACCORD. MARCH 15. 48' ELS to LS formation of four P-47's in flight to the left with first aircraft banking toward camera. 52' LS to MS to LS pan left with three P-38's landing - B-17 in bg. 69' SLATE: MURPHY. REMAGEN. 13 MARCH. 73' MS of damaged two-story building near the Rhine River - camera pans right across Remagen Bridge to railroad tunnel into hill. 89' MS of manned antiaircraft gun position - shows man scanning sky with binoculars. 92' ELS's of aircraft crashing - an aircraft flies over crash. (Not spectacular) 120' LS of P-38 in flight to the left - shows flak bursting in right frame. 124' LS left SV of P-38 - two P-38's, then a single P-38 enter left frame. 130' LS of L-4 in flight to the left. 140' MS of stone pillar post to Remagen Bridge. 152' SLATE: MURPHY. Y-3. 8 MARCH. 156' Ms's low angle of portable flak tower at A-78, Florennes, Belgium. (First flak tower constructed in ETO) 176' MCU of flak tower as gun barrel circles top of tower. 185' MLS of gunner atop flak tower using binoculars. 188' CU of a sergeant antiaircraft gunner wearing earphones and holding phone - of four aircraft and a single aircraft passing through right scene in bg. 202' CU clips of four rounds of 37mm ammo being handed to gunner. 207' ECU clips of four rounds of 35mm ammo. 210' MCU low angle of upper section of flak tower. 217' LS, P-38 climbing to the right. 221' LS A-26 climbing out right frame - clouds in bg. 223' LS's P-38 and C-47 in flight to the left, singly. 228' LS P-38 in flight to the right. 229' LS P-47 climbing to the left. 233' SLATE: MURPHY. Y-4. 7 MARCH. 236' Effect shot of clouds and sunset. 237' Ls to MS of four P-38's in flight toward camera and pulling up before combat approach - clouds and sunset in bg. 245' MS to LS P-38 in flight to the right toward camera and circling to the left - clouds in bg. 251' LS P-38 in flight to the left. 253' LS formation of four P-47's in flight to the right. 257' MLS and MS of P-38 taxiing on perimeter at Florennes, Belgium. 263' LS formation of four P-47's in flight to the right and banking away from camera - light rays in sky in bg. 272' ELS to MLS low angle, P-47 in flight toward camera and out upper frame. 277' MLS FV P-47D with bubble canopy warming up and taxiing on perimeter - several other aircraft silhouetted against horizon in bg. 282' LS of P-47 in flight over camera - formation of four aircraft in bg. 288' LS of sunset formation of four aircraft (possibly P-47) in flight to right in bg. 295' LS of two P-47's in flight to the right. 297' MLS to MS P-47D with bubble canopy taxiing past camera right - P-47 taxiing on runway in bg. 306' ELS to MLS P-47 in flight over camera - also shows P-47's taxiing on runway and one taxiing out left frame. 316' MS to LS P-47D with bubble canopy taxiing to left and away from camera - sunset horizon in bg. 333' SLATE: MURPHY. REMAGEN. 13 MARCH. CREW 6. 338' ELS of large formation of aircraft in flight to the right. 369' LS of sunset behind woods. 375' LS's of four P-38's in flight to the left, singly. 380' MCU of Remagen Bridge entrance in whIch the Americans have an antiaircraft position. 390' LS of two P-38's in flight to the right. 392' MS of wing and scattered pieces of German aircraft in open field. 412' ECU of aircraft wreckage in crater. 418' MCU wreckage of German aircraft showing swastika on rudder - trees in bg. 423' MCU of swastika on rudder of wrecked German aircraft - spaced tree plantings on rolling ground in bg. 428' ECU of wreckage in crater. 437' MLS, CU & ECU of wreckage of German aircraft. 462' Total footage in reel.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

Motion Picture Films from the "Special Film Project" Program Series