GERMAN GLIDERS IN SICILY

Description

Summary: Reel 1: 1) CU Landing gears on German glider are released when it leaves ground. 2) LS Camera pans from R to L showing D.F.S-230 German gliders making take offs. Mts in bg. 3) UP.S D.F.S-230 glider in flight. 4) UP.S Gotha-242 German glider in flight. 5) UP.S Camera pans from R to L showing D.F.S-230 glider coming in for landing. Trees in fg. 6) DS Camera pans from R to L showing Gotha 242 glider make landing. 7) MS German troops climb out of glider. 8) MS German soldiers push motorcycles through sand. 9) UP.S Camera pans downward showing Gotha 242 glider make landing. Mts bg. 10) MS German troops open glider so they can remove supplies. 11) Int.S German troops remove supplies from glider. 12) LS Camera pans from L to R showing JU-52s flying over water. Mts in bg. 13) AS Aerial formation of JU-52's flying over water. 14) Int.S German paratroopers sitting inside JU-52 talking. 15) UP.S German paratroopers make jumps from JU-42's. 16) LS showing German paratrooper making landing. Trees and mountains in bg. 17) UP.S German paratroopers make jumps from HE-111's. 18) LS Camera pans from L to R showing German Troopers making landings. Mts in bg. 19) MS Supply chute makes landing. 20) LS Shells burst in bg. Telephone poles and wires in fg. 21) MS Various scenes of German troops in ground combat. 22) LS German troops firing large artillery guns. 23) LS Same as in scene 20. 24) MS Same as in scene 22. 25) LS Shells from German artillery guns bursting. 26) MS Animation map of Sicily. 27) DS German troops riding into Italian City. 28) MS German troops, riding in truck, wave at camera. Good

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities