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WWII & Post-WW2, US Army History: Airborne To Battle. (82nd & 101st Airborne Division) R3 of 3

Reel Number: H1872-06

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1940s,1944,1950s

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 01:47:47

TC Ends: 01:57:09

Duration: 00:09:22

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII & Post-WW2, US Army History: 82nd & 101st Airborne Division R3 of 3 MCU nose of Fairchild XC-120 Pack Plane w/ tractor removing cargo pod. GOOD 01:48:28 Jeep off C-123 ? twin-engine transport onto field; soldiers running aboard. 01:49:04 Douglas C-124 w/ front ramps lowered, soldiers run off; grandstand w/ military VIPs & others watching. 01;49:36 AB paratrooper / leader against wall of plane waiting to jump, thinking, checking papers; others of unit seated alongside, pan large number. Leader up & in doorway. 01:50:14 Various military officers on tarmac walk past rear of C-119 & up ladder into front of another, interior inspecting - finds sharp edge on exit door, checks other equipment talking to pilot in cockpit to check lights & emergency bell. Strength of tether line, seats w/ safety belts, first aid kit, sick bags. 01:52:10 Strapping aerial delivery containers, inspecting markings, loading & verifying monorail mechanism. 01:52:37 Platoon packing equipment to carry on jump, packing ammunition, fitting parachutes, jumpmaster inspecting. Final briefing w/ pilots & jumpmasters. 01:53:37 Ext view of jumpmaster in doorway; view of ground. CU light for jump signal. SOF giving jump orders, men respond & hook static cords, call out weapon check, men move towards door, light flashes & jumping from below. 01:55;57 SOF MCU Stewart Queen to camera: “The existence of an army capable of moving anywhere on the globe on short notice is an important factor in deterring aggression. Nations that control the air will control the peace. Only by having such security forces can any nation survive...second place in the next war can only mean the end of Western Civilization as we know it.... 01:56:38 End titles. WW2; Unit History; Military Documentary; Recruiting Propaganda; Cold War; Anti-Communist; NOTE: Very good but quick montages w/ good quality. Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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