GENERAL ARNOLD'S TALK TO HIS MEN Part 1

Description

Summary: General H.H. Arnold, C.G. US Army Air Forces, speaks to men of the Air Force during World War II, pointing out locations on map. Scenes of city of Washington showing public buildings and monuments, havoc of war overseas, aerial and ground combat, training,and wartime industrial production. Aircrafts B-17, P-38, B-24, BC-1, PT-44. (09/24/1942). 1) CS airmen walking in front of capitol building. 2) PS Street scene, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., showing capitol in background. 3) MLS Jefferson memorial in Washington. 4) CS spectators looking at Lincoln memorial. 5) MLS War Department building showing people entering and leaving. 6) MS street scene Washington, D.C. people leaving office buildings and boarding buses. 7) MS Pennsylvania Ave., Washington D.C. 8) MS cadets marching across parade ground, Capitol building in background. Several quick scenes of parades in Washington, D.C. (ground forces), dome of capitol visible over tree. 9) MS War Department Munitions building. 10) MS airmen officers in grade formation, doing half loops, march toward camera. 11) CS "CG, Army Air Forces", sign on doorway. 12) CS General H.H. Arnold sitting at desk speaking toward camera. l3) CU of General Arnold. 14) General Arnold gets up from desk, walks over to large wall map and starts pointing to various areas on same while speaking towards camera. 15) Animation of US Air Force activities over the world -- U.S., Canada, New Zealand, South Pacific, New Guinnia. 16) ADS large city fires in target area. 17) CS street scene showing building burning. 18) PS street showing buildings burning. 19) CS General Arnold's hand touching area on map in South Pacific, New Guinnia. 20) CS interior factory scene showing large lathe in operation. 21) CS interior aircraft engine factory showing long rows of aircraft engines on assembly line. 22) L.S interior aircraft factory showing B-17's in various stages of production. Good interior coverage of B-17 assembly line P-38 factory, showing assembly line. 23) CS interior aircraft propeller plant showing test of large propeller. 24) PS P-38 being moved out of factory building. 25) CS Gen. Arnold speaking. 26) CS interior, bomber aircraft, possibly B-17, showing bombardier walking above bomb bay platform. 27) CS interior, aircraft in flight showing crew -- gun crew looking through windows of B-17. 28) CS station. 29) CS navigator plotting course. 30) CS bombardier peering through bombsite. 31) CS side gunner hovering over gun. 32) AS formation of 6 B-17's, high altitude. 33) GS B-17 approach for landing directly over camera. 34) AS formation of 6 B-l7's flying directly into camera. 35) CS formation of 12 fighter aircraft. Rear view unidentifiable. 36) GS interior aircraft bombardier sighting through bombsite. 37) AS bombsite view of target area. 38) CS bomb bay doors opening. 39) CS hand throwing hand release switch. 40) ADS bomb descending towards target. 41) CS Gen. Arnold speaking. 42) Animation U.S. map showing location of Chanute Field. Quick scenes superimpose over U.S. map showing various Air Foree Training Schools open to airmen. 43) CS officer walking up in front of B-24, ground crew working over the plane. 44) CS Gen. Arnold speaking. 45) ADS Randolph Field. (Excellent shot.) 46) MLS Randolph Field control building, "Randolph Field" written in large letters in foreground. Excellent shot, formation of training aircraft, possibly 18, flying directly over the camera in formation. 47) LS looking down long row of BC-1 aircraft starting to taxi out at same time. 48) LS another view BC-1 taxiing out singly, double row of BC-1's extending in different sidegrounds. BC-1 and BC-1 A aircraft. (Excellent shot.) Double row of aircraft, head-on view -- looking down the rows of aircraft showing crew chief standing out on the wing-tip of the ground near the wing-tip of the plane. Planes parked nose to tail. 49) LS up between the other row of aircraft. 50) PS of long line of Basic Trainer aircraft taxiing up on strip. On tail section foremost aircraft is "PT44". 51) GCS formation of Trainers flying directly over camera. 52) AS formation of trainers in flight. 53) ACS BC-1 in flight. Does a horizontal roll-over and then levels off in flight. High altitude over cloud. 54) CU Gen. Arnold. 55) MS bombardier. 56) MS bomb crews hauling bombs on trailers to row of B-17 aircraft. 57) CS bomb load beneath bomb bay of B-17. (Excellent shot.) F-40 diving and firing guns. 58) LS unidentified aircraft striking water. 59) GS formation of trainers passing overhead. 60) GS B-17 passing overhead. 61) CU pilot of B-17. 62) CS bombardier of B-17 in position. 63) CS Navy repeat CS radio operator in aircraft and flight manning position. 64) CS English tank going cross dessert. Several quick shots of demolished German aircraft on ground. 65) CS of Air Force personnel standing on dessert terrain. 66) CS Gen. Arnold. 67) MS interior radio operator school. Airmen attending classes. 68) CS two airmen releasing weather balloons near weather instrument. 69) MS control tower showing weather vane atop same. 70) CS airmen setting thru instrument following balloons. 71) CS Gen Arnold talking. 72) CS Gen Arnold paging over map of the Philippines. 73) ADS large convoy underway -- unidentifiable aircraft overhead. Scenes all fade in photograph of Gen. Arnold speaking. 74) ADS bombsite eye-view of target. 75) CS interior bombbay showing bombs leaving the aircraft. 76) ADS huge explosion in railroad yards. 77) DS B-17 taking-off, passing overhead, English markings on side. 78) ALS formation unidentied bomber aircraft. 79) CS street scene, Germany. Repeat street scene showing demolished buildings, fires burning throughout the area. Good (Basic: dup neg)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities