104TH MECHANIZED CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON COMBAT TRAINING; ETC Reel 3 · Part 2

Description

Summary: Reel 1, 836': 104TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (MECHANIZED), COMMANDED BY LT. COL. W.W. BRAME. 1) Scenes of the 104th Headquarters area. 2) Series of scenes of Lt. Col. Brame and two staff officers looking at a map behind a half-track M2A1 armored personnel carrier. TROOP E, 1ST LT. C.J. STAUFFER, COMMANDING OFFICER. 3) MS of four Troop E formations reporting to Lt. Stauffer and boarding the half-track with ammo trailer attached. 4) Series of scenes of the half-track and WW II light tanks leaving the installation and on the highway. 5) Series of scenes of the parked half-track and a light tank being serviced in the field. 6) Series of scenes of personnel from the 104th Squadron unrolling their packs, a telegraph operator sending a message, and food service personnel unloading food. Reel 2, 676': 1) Series of scenes of the troops in the field, going through the chow line, eating, grooming and writing letters; and parked jeep, 6x6 trucks and ambulances. 2) AV of the field camp and surrounding terrain. CAMOUFLAGE. 3) Lt. Stauffer briefing the Troop E personnel. 4) Series of scenes of the vehicles dispersing, troops camouflaging the vehicles and pan shots of the surrounding area. ASSAULT GUNNERY, 75MM. 5) Series of scenes of ammunition being uncrated, 75mm guns on the light tanks being loaded, guns being fired, and the impact of the shells in the target areas. Reel 3, 604': GUNNERY, 50-CALIBER. 1) Scenes of an 0Q-14 radio-controlled aerial target plane being placed on a catapult launch rail and launched. 2) Series of scenes of Troop E personnel firing a 50-caliber machine gun which is mounted on the rear of the light tank, the OQ-14 in flight, and bullets passing near the target plane. 3) Shots of the OQ-14 descending by parachute and being recovered. 4) Series of scenes of Army troops cleaning the 50-caliber guns. 5) Series of scenes of troops boarding half-track and light tanks and the vehicles leaving the training area. AAF COMBAT TRAINING #2.: 35mm: b&w: si.: edited: 1,400': 3 reels: Good quality (Basic: Orig neg): AAF Combat training film showing men on field trip, camp area, camouflaging of tanks and other motor vehicles and thepractice use of assault and aerial gunnery. n.d. Reel 1: No material under this reel. Reel 2: 1) MS military man blowing bugle, mountainous bg. 2) MS chow line. 3) MS men sitting on ground eating. 4) MCU RV Red Cross truck. 5) MS small tents, motorized equipment in bg. 6) ADS across rolling terrain, showing bivouac area. CAM0UFLAGE. 7) CU two army men with helmets on. 8) DS across group of army men, tanks in bg. 9) MS tank convoy. 10) MS placing camouflage nets over truck. 11) MS placing camouflage over tank, cutting brush and placing same over nets. ASSAULT GUNNERY, 75MM. 12) CU uncrating of equipment. 75mm gun. 13) CU looking through the gun barrel. 14) ECU operating mechanism of the gun. 15) CU loading of the gun. 16) RV preparations for firing. 17) LS showing the blast of the gun. 18) LS showing target, blast near target. 19) MS row of eight tanks. Reel 3: AERIAL GUNNERY, 50 CAL. 1) MS two men placing target aircraft on catapult. 2) MS launching of same. 3) CU radio control apparatus used to control target aircraft. 4) MLS row of five tanks. 5) CU firing at target aircraft. 6) MCU target aircraft tracer bullets close to aircraft. 7) Several shots of tanks firing at aircraft and various shots of target aircraft being shot at. 8) ECU gunners operating 50 cal gun. 9) MS recovery of target aircraft by parachute. 10) MS loading target aircraft on jeep. 11) CU cleaning of guns. 12) MS military men getting into motorized equipment, signal from commander, drive away. 13) LS down roadway of convoy leaving bivouac area. Good (Basic: Mas Pos)

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities