WEEKLY DIGEST NO. 15TITLE: FIRST CARGO PLANES REACH BOUGAINVILLE 10 DEC. 1943 Part 1

Description

1) AtoG Three R4D"s flying low over the water.2) AV Single airstrip showing parked planes on side.3) MCU R4D"s landing.4) MS Crowds of men on field that have turned out to see the planes.5) CU Many soldiers around an Army nurse that landed with one of the planes, she is signing autographs for the men.6) GV Unloading supplies from R4D"s.7) AV Calcutta, as planes fly over the city, showing business district, RR yards, docks with many ships in harbor.8) MS Many ships in harbor in Calcutta, mostly cargo ships with booms sticking into the air.9) CU American cargo ships at dock being unloaded, many cargo cranes on dock.10) MS Indian guard at entrance to supply area.11) PAN Many crates of material stacked in long rows.12) PAN Vehicle storage area, showing many trucks, both dump and tractor types.13) CU PAN, many types of Army trucks, ambulances, tractors, and jeeps.14) LS Extremely long line of hundreds of jeeps parked side by side.15) GV Damage done during air raid on Calcutta, showing damaged buildings and trucks, with views of population of the city hovering around debris.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities