Report To The Nation Outtakes Reel 5

Report To The Nation Outtakes Reel 5 3rd AAF CCU. May44? Silver US B-17 Flying Fortress bomber on airfield behind vars tents Si.; MCU ‘Report to the Nation’ painted on plane’s nose, crew prepare. MCU bomber crew, pilot signs form. B-17 engines start; four B-17s taxi along runway and past camera; pan to ‘Report to the Nation’ bomber, taxis past camera onto runway. 18:15:51 INT B-17 cabin Sd.; vars takes of radio operator w/ equipment, takes down message; cameraman heard giving instructions. Operator radios pilot with weather info - good synch sound. NB Edward R Murrow not present. WWII. Aviation. War Reporting.