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WWI - Documentary: France in Arms R4 of 5

Reel Number: 220673-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1918,1910s

Country: France

Location:

TC Begins: 04:00:37

TC Ends: 04:14:20

Duration: 00:13:43

WWI - France, Actuality R4 of 5 Instructor w/ pilot; other pilots clustered around biplane w/ French markings. Rifle practice shooting at clay pigeons; machine guns practice towards sea as though from plane. Large balloon raised on pole as signal; pilots given instructions before flights & run to planes. 04:02:06 Plane walked out of hanger. Nieuport planes on field starting, taxi & take off over camera. Aerial shots and do acrobatics. 04:03:06 A seaplane w/ pusher propeller takes off, taxis, and lands. Out of the water. 04:04:05 Large observation balloon is inflated, ascends w/ two baskets & lands. View from basket, talking on phone from basket seen from another. Men on ground w/ telephone, typewriter and note pads. Men in trenches w/ telescopes. 04:06:46 Men on ground fire machine guns from trenches & foxholes. Balloon descends w/ many men on ropes. Parachuting from balloon demonstrated. 04:08:03 Twin-engine bomber w/ crew into front of plane. Men load bombs vertically on side. Plane takes off. View of countryside & military base or factory from plane. Other planes in flight. Man firing machine gun from plane. Fighter plane spinning down. CU of wreckage on ground. 04:10:23 Infantry w/ horses resting & marching along road along hedgerows. Into trenches and moving forward in trench beneath heavily damaged trees. Smoking and resting in trenches. Man playing flute. Men firing grenades from sand bagged trenches. Other shelter. 04:12:23 Digging trench by hand and with drill. Ammunition depot w/ stacks of shells. Men working moving shells. Large shells in railroad cars moved by small engine. POV from on car w/ ammunition. 04:13:34 Horses pulling artillery on caissons. Trucks pulling very large artillery. WW1; Amphibious Plane; Airplane; World War One; Aircraft; NOTE: Entire or partial sold at per reel rate

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