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All-American R3 of 3

Reel Number: 220415-03

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1943

Country: Italy,Italy Pacific,Tunisia

Location: ALASKA,Kiska, Aleutians,Mareth Line, North Africa,Messina, Pantelleria,new britain,Sicily

TC Begins: 08:18:38

TC Ends: 08:27:21

Duration: 00:08:43

All-American R3 of 3 Fleet of transports, paratroops out parachuting to North Africa. Landings of paratroops seen from hilltop. 08:19:27 Stack of cans “Bombs Away” Officer in front of map talks to camera: “This is a global war, and its character is no better demonstrated...” Tracking shot thru aircraft factory from floor. Plane out of hanger. Officer: “Naru was an island...valuable phosphate producer...” Men in Pacific talking after briefing then bombing mission; POV from cockpit, bombing Naru, w/ bombs dropping & explosions. Smoke. Machine gun out of gap in side of plane; wounded on stretchers on ground. Man at map says American bombers helped smash the Mareth Line, (Tunisia). Large formation of bombers llow over desert; dropping bombs from higher up & bomb-bay doors closing. More explosions of bombs hitting. Rabal, New Britain, planes above & coastline & ships below. Bombs dropping. Cameraman shooting from plane. Explosions close to ship. Machine gunner firing & view low over junk. Many ships in harbor. 08:23:30 Officer at map points to Kiska. Bombing. Machine gunners. Man at bombsight. Bombs falling.Many explosions. Violent shaking of plane. Bombing Pantelleria, Sicily w/ bombs falling, flak. Variety of B-24 & other planes. Messina bombed. Sicily bombed on fields. Incendiary bombs over Italian mainland. Animation of shadows of planes over world map. The End. This Film Is Restricted. WWII Army Air Force; AAF; Worker Incentive; Home front efforts; Propaganda;

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