WWII - Color, 1945, Vietnam: Liberated Allies On / Leave Airfield w/ C-47s; Rangoon Arrival. 06Sep45

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - Color, 1945, Vietnam: Liberated Allies On / Leave Airfield w/ C-47s; Rangoon Arrival. 06Sep45 MS Soldiers in entrance of large tent w/ sign: American Personnel. MLS troops leaving similar tent. LS large army tent w/ four center poles & open sides, C-47 landing behind. Army jeep & truck near smaller tents, soldier in. 02:17:35 CU US flag in breeze. 02:18:10 C-47 taxiing, control tower behind. Woman watching from behind fence (dark - early morning or evening) C-47s take off. Silhouetted against cloud. 02:18:55 Woman talking to soldier in C-47 door, C-47 takes off behind. 02:19:12 Group of American & oriental troops & civilians w/ suitcases wait beside dirt airstrip. 02:19:32 Women & soldiers beside plane door, Vietnamese woman & baby. MCU women beside plane, one w/ baby talking to men in white suits (French?). 02:20:07 LS of silhouetted plane. 02:20:13 MCU French (?) soldier talking w/ man in white suit & women behind; board plane. 02:20:47 Slate: Maher M-1 06Sep45 Rangoon POW. 02:21:06 Airstrip w/ C-47 parked in front of small tower building. 02:21:12 Men carrying small bags jump out of back of small army truck. Waiting by C-47 w/ tail number 349678. Woman inside plane beside large circular tanks (water or fuel?), solders by door, one signing papers. Three C-47s landing, pan w/ one that has 765 on tail. 02:23:27 Slate: Maher M-2 06Sep45 RGN (Rangoon) POW. Released thin prisoners of war off plane, smiling; walk to past tail pf plane 336. Plane 8786 pulling out. Men walking on to other planes past no. 8900 on dirt airfield. 02:24:41 Waiting at doorway as names are listed (?), boarding. WW2; Southeast Asia; Clandestine Operations; Special Operations; Prisoners of Water; Liberation; Southeast Asia; 1940s; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: OSS / Office of Strategic Services team headed by A. Peter Dewey arrived 04Sep45 to represent US interests & collect intelligence to repatriate Americans from 2 Japanese camps. He was killed 26Sep45 by Viet Minh, the first American death in Vietnam. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk