LANDING AT GELA, SICILY--PALERMO, A-36s OPERATIONS, 37TH BOMB GROUP LANDING AT GELA, SICILY--PALERMO, A-36s OPERATIONS, 37TH BOMB GROUP BOMB GROUP Part 3

Description

Summary: Miscellaneous scenes of landing operations at Gela, Sicily showing supplies being unloaded from LSTs; formations of B-24s in flight and maintenance being performed on A-26s by the 376th Bomb Group. 1) MS briefing scene. 2) CU officer pointing to map of Italy. 3) MS showing Army and Air Force men talking to Austrailian soldier in summer uniform. 4) CU Australian soldier. 5) ADS LS of a B-24 in flight, Alps mountains in bg, snow-capped. 6) RV nine B-24s in flight. 7) CU torn American flag flying full mast. 8) MS harbor scene showing the unloading and loading of LST. 9) INT taken from inside of LST of loading of a truck. Camera pans across top of LST showing Army equipment loaded on top. 10) MS showing various activities of crew members on board ship. 11) MS showing four ships in convoy. 12) MLS taken over end of cargo ship toward land. 13) MS showing two LSTs going toward shore. 14) MS amphibious trucks being loaded into LST. 15) INT loading of the amphibious trucks. 16) CU unloading of same. 17) MLS landing operations at Gela, Italy. Amphibious trucks identified as the 'Weasel". 18) LS panning across beach showing landing operations. 19) MS unloading operations, men in swimming trunks. 20) MS unloading of heavy equipment from the LST. Camera pans from R to L of Italian seaport. 21) CU damaged buildings. 22) CU damaged harbor. 23) MLS demolished buildings. 24) CU scraper cleaning away debris. 25) LS down city street showing military men cleaning up debris, large hole in middle of street. 26) CU of beached ship showing large hole in side of ship. 27) MLS taken from interior of wrecked ship thru the hole showing explosion on damaged buildings. 28) LS taken of an open field showing large explosion from ammunition being detonated. 29) ECU A-36 engine showing two G.I.s working on aircraft. 30) MS two G.I.s taking bomb off truck rolling it over to two other G.I.s who install fins. 31) MS bombing up procedures of the A-36. 32) CU fueling of the A-36 by hand. 33) CU maintenance crew working on aircraft; name of aircraft "Whiskey Nose". 34) ECU bombing up procedures. 35) CU damaged tail section of an A-36. 36) ECU damage. 37) MS hut made of straw showing two men crawling in hut. Good

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities