WWII - Color, 1945, France: Bombing; Jerry Cans; C47 & Paratroops; Eisenhower, Doolittle & Allied Air Force Officers

WWII - Color, 1945, France: Bombing; Jerry Cans; C47 & Paratroops; Eisenhower, Doolittle & Allied Air Force Officers Aerials of formation of bombers; smoke from bombs on farmland. 12:16:59 MCU Nose of large bomber,in flight, pan to tail. Aerial of large formation of C-47s, paratroops dropping, parachutes opening. 12:18:26 MCU empty Jerry cans thrown into stack. Crew member handed fuel hose & refueling C47. Jerry cans loaded aboard 12:19:36 US Army - Air Force gasoline tank truck. Men unloading filled Jerry cans from C47. 12:19:55 German POWs stand in field. Men carrying Jerry cans across grass field from C47s. POWs boarding plane. 12:20:56 High altitude of bombs exploding along large river; bombs dropping, craters on ground visible. Flares dropped. Smoke from fires in morning / afternoon light. Explosions from bombs in forests. 12:23:29 View out door of C47 as paratroops jump low over fields & railroad & roads. 12:24:51 Men loading filled Jerry cans into C47. 12:26:13 Aerial of C47s in flight. View down w/ many bombs dropping. Flares dropping. Smoke or clouds over ground, flares dropped. Many bomb explosions/ 12:27:48 Over Paris (overexposed). C47 over Paris. 12:28:47 Damaged German planes on ground inspected by US soldiers. 12:29:07 Paris Opera & pedestrians w/ traffic seen from rooftop. Medals in CUs. Ceremony on airfield w/ Allied troops marching, reviewed. Eisenhower & other Allied officers, British Air Force officers receive medals from Eisenhower. Bomber Harris . Marching band. Generals at attention. Doolittle. 12:31:12 Twin-engine ?? plane GOOD. Pilots on field w/ tents behind. WW2 Fighting; Ceremonies; Aviation Fuel;