WWII - Color, 1942ca, England: 303 Bombardment Group, The

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1942ca, England: 303 Bombardment Group, The Title: The 303 Bombardment Group, The Men - And Their Bird of War, Outstanding in the Field of Battle. 08:00:20 Pan flight line of B-17 Flying Fortresses on concrete airstrip / tarmac. 08:01:04 Closer shots past B-17s. CU plane name Hunga-Dunga; crew walk under wing. CU plane name Garbage. USAAF personnel pose & joke for camera. CU nose art / name Zombie; Jerry Jinx, Hostess Wanted, Sky Wolf, Thumper w/ painting of Disney rabbit. 08:03:18 Crew. Nose art: Idaho Potato Peeler; Perk the Jerk; Hell Cat; The 8 Ball; The Duchess; One O’Clock Jump; The Devil Himself; Bad Check; Delta Rebel No. 2; Knock Out Dropper; Lady Fairweather; The Green Hornet; Texas Wreck; Yahoodi; Leapin Liz. Also engines painted w/ female names. 08:04:47 Propellers turning. Crew pose for camera; pilot gives thumbs-up from cockpit. 08:05:15 B-17 aircraft taking off R.to L. 08:06:16 Air to air plane in flight, “Garbage”; B-17s in flight over coastline & White Cliffs of Dover. 08:09:21 Aerial of airfield; sunset or sunrise. RAF Molesworth USAAF base & hangars. 08:10:28 British servicemen on lookout tower w/ light anti-aircraft gun. Barracks. Wind soc 08:11:24 B-17 on tarmac w/ ground crew inspecting; mechanics working. Aircraft taxiing along runway. 08:13:16 B-17s Flying Fortresses take off. 08:14:35 Aerials over countryside, plane in vision. Formations of B-17s in flight. 08:17:05 Air to air flying above cloud, above sea; from beneath. Contrails. GOOD. 08:18:45 B-17 on ground, tail no. 124558. Ground crew driving to plane on small track vehicle & bicycles. Sunrise or sunset. 08:19:28 Tents around perimeter of airfield. Military cars parked under trees. Washing hanging on clotheslines between trees. High angle / HA of MPs / sentries outside barrack-type buildings. 08:20:28 Airman & three women in uniform down road; entrance to RAF Molesworth / USAF base, town seen through trees. 08:20:48 Turret of castle - trees. Shot from hill of small country town of Molesworth - green surrounded by trees - large house by lake. 08:22:06 Clock tower of what could once have been cricket pavilion but is now Headquarters COPC. USAF officers relaxing in deck chairs reading newspapers. Playing croquet - tennis courts - trees. 08:24:30 HA shot of town. Stars and Stripes flying from flag-pole. Path. Narrow country road w/ hand painted center white line. Rear of buildings; two women walk on path. US military cars & jeep parked in courtyard of manor house. Lake with swans (brief); flowers (bright colors). 08:26:51 Shots of large house w/ Nissen huts in grounds - presumably Headquarters. Fountain & swimming pool. MS off-duty servicemen diving, swimming & sunbathing around edge, one w/ girl in two piece bathing suit. Views over town & of house - Idyllic rural setting. WW2; 8th USAAF Aviation; Aircraft; Daily Life; Recreation; Station 107; NOTE: 303rd Bomb based at Molesworth mid-1942 thru late May 1945. NOTE: Any continuous 15 minutes sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk