STUKA DIVE BOMMBERS AND HEINKEL MEDIUM BOMBERS Part 1

Description

SUMMARY: Shots of ground crew filling and loading 1,000 lb. bombs on planes. CU, pilot boarding plane. He is given motion picture camera. Squadron of Stukas taking off. AVs, night flight. AVs, Stukas dropping bombs, diving, bombs exploding in industrial and wooded areas. Dive bombers attacking British naval ships, British spotters, British firing pompom guns, bombs hittingwater close to ship and aircraft carrier. AV Sequence, Freighter at sea, Stukas attacking the ship. CU, Shots of squadrons peeling off and diving towards ship. CU, Bombs being released from plane and dropping towards sea. Bombs explode near ship as it swerves to avoid them. Waves of Stukas flying high in the sky. CU, Pilot in the cockpit. Shots taken from plane making a long, steady dive towards ship. AVs, Squadron flying over land, camera follows Stukas making dive and dropping a series of bombs, large explosions, one bomb hitting wooden bridge. AVs, Medium Heinkel bombers in flight. CU, Machine gunners firing, streams of bombs dropping and landing. AVs, Squadron of 9 Heinkels, flying through clouds and passing barrage balloon.

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division