Yankee Rope Trick
Film Communique Sixth Issue R2 of 2
Rescue of stranded liberty ship - supply ship. Men load B-24 bomber w/ rolls of rope - interior air crew. AV Liberty ship stranded on sand bank. Rope dropped from aircraft onto ship - misses; tried again & rope lands on ship. View of rope playing out from bomber, then across tug boat which will use it to pull cables to ship to pull it free.
WWII Asia; Rescue Attempts; War Workers Encouragement;
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Yankee Rope Trick Film Communique Sixth Issue R2 of 2 Rescue of stranded liberty ship - supply ship. Men load B-24 bomber w/ rolls of rope - interior air crew. AV Liberty ship stranded on sand bank. Rope dropped from aircraft onto ship - misses; tried again & rope lands on ship. View of rope playing out from bomber, then across tug boat which will use it to pull cables to ship to pull it free. WWII Asia; Rescue Attempts; War Workers Encouragement;