WWII - Color, North African, Sicily Invasion Preparations, Naval Activity ca 1943 R5 of 13

WWII - Color, North African, Sicily Invasion Preparations , Naval Activity ca 1943 Pan small North African harbor w/ small sunken ships; debris floating. Destroyed buildings. LS across large city to harbor & docked navy ships, 12:02:54 Docked destroyer escort HSM Eggesford w/ camouflage paint. Ships under way in open sea / ocean. Gunners on shipboard. 12:04:51 Bow opening & British soldiers off & up rocky shore. USA Trucks, jeeps & half-tracks driven off. Soldiers sitting resting on rocky slope, smoking, accordion player. Cliffside shelter entrance. 12:09:51 Tattered red flag; whitecaps & ships at sea. Large guns firing / battleship . 12:11:03 Officer signaling from bridge. US flag & Canadian flag on ship. Convoy at sea. Escort ship activity. Navigator plotting on chart, CU on telephone. 12:14:30 Beached barge. Bloated dead body on rocky beach; life rafts on shore. Listing sunken naval ships. Large landing craft / LST type ship. Sailors listen to guitars on shipboard, sing. Light house; large supply barge past camera ship. 12:18:20 Sunset w/ lookout silhouetted. Landing craft anchored & at beach; other harbor activity. Ship captain. 12:20:17 Night, firing tracers, shell bursts 12:20:43 Pan anchored fleet, barrage balloons above & shore visible. 12:21:08 Overhead view of Captain & others on bridge. Evening view of city from ship. 12:22:07 Aerial over small harbor w/ beached ships & city. WW2; GIs; Sailors; Navy; NOTE: VERY GOOD COLOR & CONTENTS. NOTE: L-15 HSM Eggesford based in Malta & escorted convoys to North Africa beginning Mar43. NOTE: Any continuous 11 minutes sold at per reel rate.