Footage of Escaped American Pilots; German Prisoners; C-47 Aircraft; French Civilians; Switzerland; French and American Soldiers; Italian Civilians; Vatican Part 4

Description

MS as old French woman with cart and escaped American pilots in truck pass by German prisoners in Annecy, France. LS escapees in truck drive up to C-47. MS escapees dismount in front of C-47. CS escapee with German hat heils. CS prisoners march by camera. LS escapees standing by C-47. LS past German prisoners, escapees by C-47. LS escapees and two C-47s. LS past prisoners marching, of same. MS line of prisoners marching past camera; C-47, bg. MS past back on American officer, group of C-47's pilots. MS line of escapees. Same, showing C-47. CS same Insert banner "Davos". Insert Swiss banner and sticker on suitcase. Insert sticker on suitcase. LS past French civilians, C-47 at Annecy, France. CS American Colonel shaking hands with departing escaped American pilots; see them get into C-47 in bg. MS escapees boarding C-47. LS French children and American officer standing in wind caused by propeller of C-47. LS past French children, C-47 taxiing. LS C-47 taxiing. MS French civilians. Same Same Same Same MS cattle on airfield, C-47 bg. MS German prisoners looking into sky. CS same MS prisoners march by camera. Series of 29 shots, bad exposure & fogged, showing escaped Amer. pilots interned in Switzerland "escaping" over Franco-Swiss border, being met by Amer. officers & showing them at airfield at Annecy. MS French soldiers and civilians in high wind caused by propellers of C-47, at Annecy, France. Same. Insert Swiss stickers on baggage. LS escaped American pilots boarding C-47. Same. Same. LS pans C-47 takeoff. LS children playing with live stock, C-47 in bg. CS German prisoners looking at sky. Same. CS French children. MS same. Same. Same. Same. LS German prisoners as C-47 takes off in bg, camera pans take-off. LS prisoners standing. MS prisoner. MS 3 German prisoners at Annecy, France. Series of shots fogged of activity of escaped American pilots. LS German prisoners resting. MS pans same. Series of shots, mostly fogged, escapee activity. Effect shot of lake and mountains. MS two Frenchmen holding loaves of bread; standing in front of Charmilles Hotel; they walk through gate. NG footage. A. L-5 clowning, cloudy sky bg. A. med alt over French city. NG footage. Series of shots, mostly fogged (1) escapee activity (2) L-5s (3) loading jeep in C-47 at Annecy. MS French crowds and parked vehicles on bridge at Lyons, after liberation of Lyons. LS same, showing barricades and FFI (patriots) police car, town in bg. MS of American soldiers and French civilians in jeep at Lyons, France. MS French civilians on vehicle (not moving). CS American soldiers & French girls in jeep. MS front of line of vehicles with French civilians sitting on fenders. Same. MS crowd behind fence. Medium pan shot same, showing river and wrecked bridge. Same. MS American soldiers and Italian civilians in Rome, Italian flag bg. CS American EMs talking to Italian girls. CS Sgt Lester Koenig & other EM in jeep talking to Italian girls. Same. MS reverse of same. MS group of Italian medics and girls. Series of shots underexposed showing Pope in Vatican, (a few good shots at the end)

Collection

Records of the Army Air Forces

Series

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