WWII - Color, 1944 , Belgium: Miscellaneous War Film Film roll 5 - Pt 2

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1944 (?), Belgium: Equipment Preparation For Glider Invasion Film roll 5 - Pt 1 Cont... Men around jeeps inspect artillery shells; work on artillery weapons. Pile of coiled glider tow-ropes. Coils of wire on jeep, other supplies. CU “Mazola” cooking oil can on hood. 12:36:59 Men move off silhouetted in sunset. Men sitting in twilight as officers in combat gear read orders. Airborne / paratroopers (?) w/ US flag on left shoulder. Walk to planes. CU Gliders: Windy City; Bobbie Ellen III; Dinky / Philadelphia Express III on metal runway. Men approach under wings of plane. 12:38:13 Jeep towing small artillery piece, glider overhead & landing approach; jeeps & artillery & gear. LS pan of airfield w/ planes & gliders on airstrip. 12:39:36 C-47s taxiing & towing gliders taking off. Signalman. 12:40:42 Men beside artillery, loading jeeps. GI shaving at mirror of jeep. Two-star General James Gavin talking to men cleaning artillery. POV thru barrel showing rifling. 12:41:55 CU Glider Olga III nose; loaded. Men climbing into gliders. Nose art - pinups; “old ‘couchez avec’ is back again” written on nose. CU glider pilot. 12:42:40 Line of C-47s, gliders & tow ropes. MCU signalman (?). Signalman signals for C-47s & gliders to take off. WW2; 1944 (?); 1945 (?); NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. Good color. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Use of this footage requires a credit as follows: “Includes footage from the George Stevens Collection at the Library of Congress”.