Footage of GSAP [Gun Sight Aiming Point] Strafing; P-47 Aircraft in Flight and Dive-Bombing Targets; German Officers and Prisoners; A-20 Aircraft; Ohrdruf Concentration Camp Part 1

Description

1) GSAP shot diving on bridge over river. 2) GSAP shot of P-47 as it dives on town and m/y. 3) GSAP strafing railroad. 4) GSAP strafing m/t on road. 5) GSAP strafing m/t in town. 6) GSAP strafing m/t on road. 7) Same. 8) Same. 9) GSAP strafing m/t on road. 10) Shooting up to air of large formations of P-47s. NG Footage. 11) M to CS of C-47 taking off. NG footage. 12) MS German officers waiting evacuation. 13) CS Hugo Sperrle, former chief of staff. 14) MCS as officers climb into C-47 for evacuation - German officers. 15) MS German prisoners awaiting air evacuation. 16) MS as they board C-47. 17) CS on pilot and nose of C-47 as he turns over engine. 18) MS as A-20 buzzes field. 19) MS as A-20 flies over field. 20) MS burning barracks at Ohrdruf Concentration camp. 21) CS on flames. 22) Another angle of burning barracks bldg. 23) Closer shot on flames. 24) CLoser shot raging fire in barracks. 25) Pan shot to billowing smoke. 26) Pan shot to burning bldg. 27) MS of burning bldg. 28) Another angle of same. 29) MS as smoke blacks out sun - panning down to burning bldg. 30) MS of burning bldg. 31) CS on flames. 32) A. LS of German city and airport. 33) A. LS as plane takes off from airfield. NG footage 34) MS dummy airplane on German field. 35) CS as pilot looks over dummy plane. 36) Pan shot from wheels of dummy plane up to fuselage and nose. 37) MS of dummy plane. 38) LS as 4 P-47s buzz field and pull up. 39) MS as 4 P-47s fly over field. 40) MLS as 4 P-47s buzz field and pull up. 41) MS as P-47s taxi on grass field. 42) Closer shot P-47s warmed up waiting for takeoff instructions. 43) MS as they taxi to runway. 44) Closer shot of same. 45) Same - panning. 46) MS as planes start takeoffs. 47) Closer shot as P-47s get into position for takeoff. NG footage 48) Med. pan as P-47 takes off. 49) Same. 50) MS as crew chief sitting on wing directs pilot. 51) MLS as P-47 takes off. 52) MLS as P-47 lands. 53) MS as 8 P-47s buzz field. 54) MS as four P-47s buzz field and pull up. 55) MS as P-47 comes in for landing. 56) CS as 4 P-47s buzz field and pull up. 57) MCS as P-47 comes in for landing - panning with it. 58) Same. 59) Same. 60) CS as P-47 pulls up. 61) MS as P-47 comes in for landing.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

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