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WWII - Color, 1942, North Africa: Sultan’s Palace; Roman Ruins; P-40s to French Escadrille

Reel Number: 221763-04

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1942

Country: USA

Location: North Africa

TC Begins: 08:50:28

TC Ends: 09:09:21

Duration: 00:18:53

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1942, North Africa: Sultan’s Palace; Roman Ruins; P-40s to French Escadrille Slate: 706. US soldiers by tent w/ US flag next to road marker (F.E.S. 58 k, R5 8 ?) mountains in background. Soldier looking over stone wall / bridge over eroded small canyon. 08:51:10 Pan thatched hut to Arab children, huts in background. CUs kids. Pan hillside road w/ olive trees. 08:51:48 707. Arabs & European civilians w/ bicycles load rowboats, others rowed across river. 08:53:12 708. Ornate tiled mosque (?) w/ pedestrian past; Arabs w/ fez & horses outside Sultan’s palace. Mounted Arab troops thru archway in wall. Native marching band in bright red uniforms led by drummers. 08:54:36 709. CU American flag sleeve patch on coveralls w/ tire gauge in pocket. Arab beside stone column w/ ornate tower behind. Pan many columns out of ground, some w/ capstones - city & ocean in background; two women & child walking thru w/ large brick square tower behind. MCU Arab in entrance to tower, CU sandals on worn stone steps. 08:55:38 710. MLS of mounted French & Arab horsemen in formation in plaza w/ wall in background. Black / dark Arab rides past. 08:56:04 LS pan across village huts & plain to barren hills to road. MS pan of huts, some destroyed or collapsed. Kids watching. 08:57:02 711. Pan French & American officers. 08:57:13 LS US Army half-track in foreground, tents beyond. MS army trucks, road & vehicles passing camp / American bivouac area. 08:57:52 CU, Christmas packages for American soldiers. Lt unwraps package of Chesterfield cigarettes & opens one to smoke. Soldier hangs out socks on pole. 08:59:12 712. Slate: Lafayette Escadrille. 09Jan42 (sic) Camera O’Connell, Roll 1. 08:59:23 Large hanger w/ US military ceremony in front, mounted French; Military band. MCUs. VIPs talking. Row of horsemen. Row of P-40F (?) fighter planes being presented. US & French officers out & salute US flag & French Escadrille flag (may be Maison Blanche airport). 09:00:36 713. View of soldiers thru hole in stone wall; MLS British (?) troops w/ telescope & binoculars looking thru holes in stone wall. LS across rocky shallow valley. MCU soldiers w/ radio & maps. View past to valley & rural village / town (?). 09:02:45 Soldiers getting food in tin cups at field kitchen outside large factory building. 09:03:21 715. French band marching in front of large hanger w/ colors & marching troops following; US army band & marching troops. Troops in front of tri-motor planes, colors carried past mounted French troops at attention w/ swords. US troops march. 09:04:36 716. US troops & flag. Unid. US General speaking at microphone, CU. Other VIP officers. Flags. General Doolittle & Spaatz & ??, saluting flag; planes fly over. Officers talk as troops & horsemen ride off. CU doolittle, pan to Spaatz. Others panned. 09:06:00 717. CUs French & USAAF officers talking. Indian head dress logo; row of planes w/ sentry. French air force band marching off. Officers. 09:07:11 718. CU Olive branch. LS Pan of olive trees on hillside. GOOD. 09:08:32 719. Slate: 12Dec42 Camera Barttlet / Langeler. Twin-engine plane sitting in mud w/ troops on tail to raise front wheel from mud. Man watching from dirty jeep. MCU two men on tail. Men shovel gravel into five gallon buckets. Mechanic working on nose of plane. Lend-Lease; Aid; Free French Air Force; Operation Torch; NOTE: Partial or entire 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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