WWII - Italy & Gen. Clark Ceremony w/ French Moroccan 5th Regt; India Airfield; Mosquito Aircraft
Three-star General Mark Clark petting nose of white horse of French Regiment, Sessa, Italy. Mounted on horse talking to other US officers; ride off up path between buildings, along road on hillside.
06:18:55 Clark in line w/ French officers & Colonial men at ceremony; Clark pins medal on Frenchman & shakes hands; medal onto French General & other Frenchmen of 5th Marocains Tirailleur / Moroccan Regiment. French military band plays; troops at attention; US Color Guard marches past.
NOTE: 5th Moroccan Regt arrived Italy Dec43, under command of US VI Corps; stormed Monte San Michele & fought in battle to force the Gothic Line before being withdrawn for inclusion in Operation Dragoon.
06:21:06 Jeep w/ pulling up to P-38, pilot runs & boards as crewman gets out & closes cockpit cover, plane taxiis away.
06:21:48 India. British C47 taxiing, turning; civilian VIP out door, greeted (3 takes) followed by wife & military officers. MCUs shaking hands. Woman puts up sun umbrella. Walk off w/ army officers; inspect P38 “Hells Belles II”. Inspect others. Into car w/ flag of Great Britain.
06:25:13 Fastest Warplane In The World. Tracking shot thru drafting tables w/ engineers & draftsmen working, move in on drawing of twin-engine de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito & model w/ British markings.
06:25:49 Wood thru circular table saw; men assembling wooden fuselage; sanding several fuselages; adding doped fabric & removing. Aseembly line in large hanger & tracking past men working on them. High angle across; crane lowering fuselage onto wing structure. Testing landing gear & bomb bay doors.
06:27:22 Mosquito w/ camouflage paint towed by tail from hanger. Men talking beside fighter plane on grassy field. Men loading bombs into plane. Line of planes on field.
06:27:50 Mosquito landing in front of many on-lookers & pilot out. G-ACSS being wheeled into hanger.
06:28:11 Mosquito starting engines on field, taking off past camera. Air to air in flight. Several from slightly above, above clouds. Diving into clouds, doing rolls.
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WWII - Italy & Gen. Clark Ceremony w/ French Moroccan 5th Regt; India Airfield; Mosquito Aircraft Three-star General Mark Clark petting nose of white horse of French Regiment, Sessa, Italy. Mounted on horse talking to other US officers; ride off up path between buildings, along road on hillside. 06:18:55 Clark in line w/ French officers & Colonial men at ceremony; Clark pins medal on Frenchman & shakes hands; medal onto French General & other Frenchmen of 5th Marocains Tirailleur / Moroccan Regiment. French military band plays; troops at attention; US Color Guard marches past. NOTE: 5th Moroccan Regt arrived Italy Dec43, under command of US VI Corps; stormed Monte San Michele & fought in battle to force the Gothic Line before being withdrawn for inclusion in Operation Dragoon. 06:21:06 Jeep w/ pulling up to P-38, pilot runs & boards as crewman gets out & closes cockpit cover, plane taxiis away. 06:21:48 India. British C47 taxiing, turning; civilian VIP out door, greeted (3 takes) followed by wife & military officers. MCUs shaking hands. Woman puts up sun umbrella. Walk off w/ army officers; inspect P38 “Hells Belles II”. Inspect others. Into car w/ flag of Great Britain. 06:25:13 Fastest Warplane In The World. Tracking shot thru drafting tables w/ engineers & draftsmen working, move in on drawing of twin-engine de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito & model w/ British markings. 06:25:49 Wood thru circular table saw; men assembling wooden fuselage; sanding several fuselages; adding doped fabric & removing. Aseembly line in large hanger & tracking past men working on them. High angle across; crane lowering fuselage onto wing structure. Testing landing gear & bomb bay doors. 06:27:22 Mosquito w/ camouflage paint towed by tail from hanger. Men talking beside fighter plane on grassy field. Men loading bombs into plane. Line of planes on field. 06:27:50 Mosquito landing in front of many on-lookers & pilot out. G-ACSS being wheeled into hanger. 06:28:11 Mosquito starting engines on field, taking off past camera. Air to air in flight. Several from slightly above, above clouds. Diving into clouds, doing rolls. WW2 Wooden Airplanes;