[PARATROOP EXERCISES, FORD AIRPORT] Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Army paratroop exercises, July 4, 1942. Demonstrations on ground, sham battle - airplanes in flight and on field - large crowd of military personnel and civilians helping themselves to food on long table - planes in formation, paratroopers jumping and landing, taking off chutes, running across field - views of crowd at edge of field - officer using radio - officers conferring and watching demonstration - plane taxiing, taking off - jeeps on field. [1942]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects