WWII - 1944, US Army Air Forces Dumbo Rescue Activities, OA-10 / PBY. 06Apr44

WWII - 1944, US Army Air Forces Dumbo Rescue Activities, OA-10 / PBY. 06Apr44 Men in electronics room at radios, teletypes etc w/ officer coming in & reading report. MCU man at ledger taking notes (decoding?); takes another printed telegraph & decodes. Officer at desk; telegram brought & he writes on it after looking at map under glass on desk. 12:29:07 Slate: 06Apr44 Sgt. Nelson. Dumbo rescue by Navy PBY west of Buka Pass. PBY taxiing & shots during take off from in front of cockpit. Island dock, warehouse and foliage in background. Low over water for landing. WW2; US Army Air Forces; Aircraft; Rescuers; NOTE: VERY good quality. Dumbo was code name for long-range search & rescue mission aircraft NOTE: Entire short reels totaling up to ten minutes when combined sold at per reel rate.