WWII - 1944, Documentary: Memphis Belle The, A Story of A Flying Fortress Pt 1 of 4

WWII - Colour, 1940s, England: RAF Bassingbourn, USAAF B-17s Pt. 1 of 4 Titles. 00:01:21 Rural England montage: Fields, pan barns, church, cemetery & to planes on tarmac amid grass & grain field w/ ground crews working on B-17 Flying Fortress & fueling behind barbed wire. CUs, plane in hanger. Ext w/ men working on engines, machine guns & fueling. CUs. 00:03:01 Stacks of bombs; large bomb raised & brought to be carted to plane. Man riding & playing harmonica. Much activity. Fuzing. 00:04:16 Pilots, bombardiers & navigators into briefing by Group Commander Col. Stanley Wray in front of target map w/ pointer. Men watching, listening, taking notes. Formation on chalk blackboard. Setting watches, 00:05:20 Church service. Bombs loaded. Crew arriving on jeep to Memphis Belle, 324th Squadron, 91st Heavy Bombardment Group. 00:06:07 Crew in front of plane for last briefing & climb ladder, thru door, into machine gun under plane. 00:07:00 Starting motors, Memphis Belle nose art. Pan across farm buildings B-17s turning, taxiing, waiting. CUs Nose art on various planes including Royal Flush, In Der Fuehrer’s Face, Old Bill, women’s names, Desperate Journey. Planes taking off w/ shot from under plane. Planes overhead; wheels up; view over farms. Continued... Colour; WW2; 8th USAAF; 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group; Military Aircraft; 1940s; USA Government Documentary; Propaganda; NOTE: Card sold at per reel rate. Poor condition picture & sound. Will re-order for possibly better quality if requested.