WWII - Colour, 1942 ca, USAAF: Eighth AAF, King & Queen Visit; B-17 Bombing Mission
MLS B-17s parking area near farm in England; CU injured flier on stretcher loaded into ambulance, walking wounded helped.
08:00:29 CU INT turret suspension mechanism revolves; view inside thru plexiglass bubble.
08:01:19 Air to air bombers in formation CU twin 50 caliber nose guns. CU gunner’s arm reaches to arm guns. CU side blister gun w/ formation beyond in distance. CU Pilot & doll hanging in cockpit w/ “I Love You” on dress.
08:02:06 CU view past side blister gun. Bomb explosions w/ smoke rising in target area. Farm fields below. 08:03;04 MS top turret, tilt up to B-17 directly overhead. Fields below thru clouds or smoke w/ two fighter planes dogfighting.
08:03:15 CU KING George of England talking to officers & crew of MEMPHIS BELLE (?); MS Queen Elizabeth talking to crew of MEMPHIS BELLE.
08:03:45 LS pan w/ convoy of Rolls Royce cars carrying royalty, arriving at airfield. ECU King.
08:04:01 MS Honor Guard presenting arms during arrival. MS King George talks to crew. MS crew lined up in front of B-17 MEMPHIS BELLE.
08:04:55 MCU King & queen talk w/ MEMPHIS BELLE air & ground crews.
08:05:30 High angle / HA LS Twin-engine C-45 taxiis up near assembled men in ranks. Officers & others off & greeted. LS Arriving officer inspects guard as photographers take pictures. Military VIPs w/ Ambassador JOHN G. WINANT introduced to airmen on tarmac. CU Winant; walk around B-17. MS talking w/ various generals including General Devers & Gen Eaker; watching planes overhead. Walking, talking & boarding C-45.
08:08:59 Repeat Winant & others walk away from C-45. Review, shake hands & talk w/ men on edge of tarmac.
08:09:53 Into car & driving away past hanger.
08:10:14 MS More talking, greeting in sunshine w/ Ambassador Winant & generals.
08:12:10 C-45 arriving seen from ground. Officers off followed by Ambassador Winant.
08:12:34 Aerial large formation of B-17s in flight, flights of three, four, six & alone. MCUs, MSs, LSs. GOOD.
08:14:38 LS B-17 going down.
08:14:43 MS from below, B-17 w/ bomb bay doors open. B-17 drops bombs. Bomb bay view of bombs away drop & target. Aerials flak bursts. Two B-17s from slightly below GOOD.
WW2 Good Luck Charm; British Royalty; 1940s; 8th USAAF; 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group;
NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. GOOD Colour.
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WWII - Colour, 1942 ca, USAAF: Eighth AAF, King & Queen Visit; B-17 Bombing Mission MLS B-17s parking area near farm in England; CU injured flier on stretcher loaded into ambulance, walking wounded helped. 08:00:29 CU INT turret suspension mechanism revolves; view inside thru plexiglass bubble. 08:01:19 Air to air bombers in formation CU twin 50 caliber nose guns. CU gunner’s arm reaches to arm guns. CU side blister gun w/ formation beyond in distance. CU Pilot & doll hanging in cockpit w/ “I Love You” on dress. 08:02:06 CU view past side blister gun. Bomb explosions w/ smoke rising in target area. Farm fields below. 08:03;04 MS top turret, tilt up to B-17 directly overhead. Fields below thru clouds or smoke w/ two fighter planes dogfighting. 08:03:15 CU KING George of England talking to officers & crew of MEMPHIS BELLE (?); MS Queen Elizabeth talking to crew of MEMPHIS BELLE. 08:03:45 LS pan w/ convoy of Rolls Royce cars carrying royalty, arriving at airfield. ECU King. 08:04:01 MS Honor Guard presenting arms during arrival. MS King George talks to crew. MS crew lined up in front of B-17 MEMPHIS BELLE. 08:04:55 MCU King & queen talk w/ MEMPHIS BELLE air & ground crews. 08:05:30 High angle / HA LS Twin-engine C-45 taxiis up near assembled men in ranks. Officers & others off & greeted. LS Arriving officer inspects guard as photographers take pictures. Military VIPs w/ Ambassador JOHN G. WINANT introduced to airmen on tarmac. CU Winant; walk around B-17. MS talking w/ various generals including General Devers & Gen Eaker; watching planes overhead. Walking, talking & boarding C-45. 08:08:59 Repeat Winant & others walk away from C-45. Review, shake hands & talk w/ men on edge of tarmac. 08:09:53 Into car & driving away past hanger. 08:10:14 MS More talking, greeting in sunshine w/ Ambassador Winant & generals. 08:12:10 C-45 arriving seen from ground. Officers off followed by Ambassador Winant. 08:12:34 Aerial large formation of B-17s in flight, flights of three, four, six & alone. MCUs, MSs, LSs. GOOD. 08:14:38 LS B-17 going down. 08:14:43 MS from below, B-17 w/ bomb bay doors open. B-17 drops bombs. Bomb bay view of bombs away drop & target. Aerials flak bursts. Two B-17s from slightly below GOOD. WW2 Good Luck Charm; British Royalty; 1940s; 8th USAAF; 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. GOOD Colour.