Footage of Aerial Shots over Italy; Alto Air Base; Ships in Italian Harbor. Part 3

Description

A. series of med & low alt. shots (9) showing bomb damage to towns, airfields, marshalling yards; see Leaning Town of Pisa. (Italy) A. series of 9 shots high alt, showing warships anchored in Naples harbor, prior to Southern France invasion. A. series of 5 low alt. over water, see American warships anchored in harbor. A. series of 6 low alt. over airdrome, see Gliders, C-47s and wrecked German planes; bomb craters visible. A. series of 7 med. alt. shots, wrecked airdrome, bombed bridges and rail lines. A. 2 high alt. shows showing American warships underway. A. series of 6 shots of C-47 formations, over water. One shot, ship underway. A. series of low alt. shot over Pisa, see leaning tower. A. med. shot over boats & water. (5 shots) A. high alt. show over coastal city, Italy. A. low alt. (2) shots over wrecked bridges. (rudder in scs) A. series of 14 shots, mostly low & fast, over harbor and coastal city; see wrecked oil refineries; marshalling yards; boats sunk in harbor and general damage. A. high alt. shot over Southern France invasion fleet; see barrage balloons. LS crowd of EMs leaving religious services outside of tent, Alto Airbase. Series of 7 MSs Archbishop Spellman shaking hands with EMs, some kiss ring. LS same, mts bg. LS men kneeling at religious service, mts bg. MS EMs having jam session; pan up to show 65th F Sqdn insignia on bldg. 3 CSs showing violin, and accordion player. MS Col Wymond and girl on beach. MS EMs bring 3 jellyfish ashore. 2 CSs Col Wymond & Maj Manda drinking beer in club. (Alto Airbase, Corsica, France) LS French P-47 taxiing by, with wing tanks. 2 LSs same, with crew chief on wing. LS past prop of P-47, 2 French P-47s taxi past. 3 MSs officers building club. Int of club, shooting out, LS same. Misc. LSs same, (4). MS 65th F. Sqdn insignia. LS past officers beside club, 4 P-47s peel up. Comics, wall is removed from club, and officer falls out. (Atwood) LS PT boat, crowded deck, warship bg, in harbor. (Italy) LS destroyer. Shooting past anti-aircraft gun on boat, destroyer. LS LCI. Tilt down from radar antenna to show blinker light signals, on board ship. Shooting past gun crew & guns aboard ship, see destroyer. Tilt down from mast (see Amer. flag) to deck, then pan deck, on board ship in Italian harbor. Shooting past tarped lifeboat aboard ship, see destroyers in bg. LS of PBY taxiing in water; launch filled with sailors in rear. Shooting down, three sailors in small life motor launch; see garbage floating on water; see Amer. Flag. MS officers aboard warship, harbor bg. Shooting past helmeted men on warship, warship in bg. Shooting down, MS 2 PT boat drifting, PBY in bg. MS life boat being strung on crane. CS lowering life boat onto deck. LS same.

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

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