P-40 CURTISS Reel 4 · Part 3

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Summary: Reel 1: 500'. 1) MCU P-40 with ground crew working on it. MCS of same, taken from different angle. 2) MCS Two pilots standing beside P-40. 3) MS P-40 taxiing. MSRV P-40 taxiing on ramp. SBC-4, hangar and two unidentified commercial planes in Bg. 4) MLS P-40 taking off. 5) MS P-40 being rolled out of hangar. 6) MS P-40 being rolled out to ramp. CS of same. 7) MCS Three P-40s parked on ramp. MSRV Two P-40s parked on ramp. CURV P-40 parked on ramp. 8) CU Two pilots standing beside P-40. 9) MS P-40 taxiing on ramp, hangars in Bg. MCS P-40 taxiing towards camera. 10) MS P-40 taking off. MCS P-40 taxiing on ramp. Hangar and fuel truck in Bg. 11) MLS P-40 taking off. Ext. LS P-40 in flight. LS P-40 landing. Hangar trucks and Piper Cub in Fg. 12) P-40 in flight [Quality: Good]. Reel 2: 900'. P-40 KITTY HAWK. 1) LS P-40 taxiing on runway. Dump truck and trees Bg. 2) LS Camera pans R to L Showing P-40 taking off. 3) AS Various shots of P-40 in flight. 4) US P-40 in flight. Trees in Bg. 5) US A. formation of P-40s in flight. 6) LS A. formation of P-40s flying over lake. Officers Fg. 7) US same as sc 5. 8) US P-40s in flight. American flag on pole in lower Fg. 9) US P-40s flying over Curtiss Aircraft Factory. 10) US Same as sc 5. 11) US Same as sc 8 [Quality: Good]. Reel 3: 750'. 1) LS Camera pans L to R showing formation of P-40s taking off. Trees and bldg. in Bg. 2) LS Same as sc 1. 3) US A. formation of P-40s. 4) LS Camera pans L to R showing formation of P-40s landing. Trees in Bg. 5) LS Same as sc 4. 6) MS P-40s taxiing on runway. 7) US Same as sc 3. 8) MS Samne as sc 4. 9) US Same as sc 3. 10) LS P-40s firing machine guns at target in water. 11) US Same as sc 3. 12) LS Over 100 P-40s lined up on runway warming up engines. 13) US A. formation of P-40s flying low over lake. 14) TS Same as sc 12. 15) LS Same as sc 10. 16) Same as sc 3 [Quality: Good]. Reel 4: 450. 1) MS EM standing in front of P-40s holding belts of 50 cal. machine gun bullets on their shoulders. 2) CU Army Officers inspecting inspecting the machine gun bullets the EM is holding. 3) LS Same as sc 2. 4) MS EM putting, 50 cal. machine gun bullets into machine guns of P-40. 5) CU Two EMs holding long belts of 50 cal. machine gun bullets around their necks. 6) DS P-40 diving at target in lake and firing. 7) LS Machine gun bullets from P-40 hitting water near target. 8) US A. formation of P-40s. 9) LS as sc 7 [Quality: Good]. Reel 5: 1000'. P-40 TAKEOFF, FLYING AND LANDING. 1) LS P-40 being rolled off assembly line by civilians. 2) CU Nose spinner of P-40 as the propellers begin to spin. 3) CU Pilot of P-40 closes cockpit. 4) MS Various shots of P-40 taxiing on ramp. 5) LS Same as sc 1. 6) MS Mechanics check engine of P-40. 7) MS Same as sc 4. 8) LS P-40 taxiing down runway for take off but fails leave the ground. 9) MS Camera pans R to L showing P-40 taxiingon runway. 10) LS P-40 taking off. 11) LS Same as sc 4. 12) LS Same as sc 10. 13) LS Civilians push P-36 off the assembly line. 14) US Camera pans R to L showing P-40 landing and taking off again. O-52 in R Fg. 15) LS Camera pans R to L showing P-40 landing. Trees and Bldg. Bg. 16) US P-40 in flight. 17) DS Camera pans L to R showing pilots running out of Base Operations toward P-40s. 18) MS P-40s taxi out to runway. 19) LS Pilot turning propellers of P-40. 20) LS Camera pans R to L showing pilots running out to P-40s. 21) LS Camera pans R to L showing P-40s taking off. Bldgs. and trees in Bg. 22) Line of P-40s parked on runway, warming up. 23) MS P-40s taxiing on runway. 24) LS Same as sc 22. 25) LS Same as sc 21. 26) US P-40 in flight [Quality: Good]. Good

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

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities