WWII - Color, USAAF: Government Documentary: Thunderbolt R1 Pt1

WWII - Color, USAAF: Government Documentary: Thunderbolt R1 Pt1 Dirs. William Wyler, John Sturges, Lester Koenig, Gail Kubik Made 1944, rel. 1947? USAF pilot in cockpit; VS cameras fitted in vars parts of fighter plane - P-47 Thunderbolt. MS James Stewart introduces film by reading telegram from Commanding Officer of USAAF Gen. Carl Spatz. 12:02:04: Pan across Italian harbor w/ bombed buildings; VS Italians in rubbled streets w/ horse and carts; family inc. mother and child w/ belongings at side of Kimble Bridge as vehicles pass. Children among ruins; rotting corpse in debris. 12:03:10: AVs Italian landscape inc. mountains, rivers and waterfall; hill towns; bombed towns, railways etc. Zoom map of Corsica. VS residents; Bar Napoleon. Graves of German soldiers. VS mechanics prepare planes at Alto Air Base; narration introduces pilots as they get up, wash from helmets, shave, comb hair, brush teeth. 12:08:10: AV Alto Air Base. Men on watchtower; US flag at half-staff. Pilots enter tent for briefing. Lt. Col. in girlfriend’s nursing hat stands at map; Animated map of Italy inc. Gustaf Line w/ Anzio, Cassino. AV Monte Cassino in ruins. Lt. Gen Acker; Maj. Gen Cannon; Brig. Gen Savile. Operation Strangle animated maps. AVs destroyed bridges. WWII; WW2 Italian Campaign; Aviation.