Douglas C-47 Skytrain Military transport planes air drop special containers by parachute over Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. The parachutes with supplies gently descend and on a field. Military Jeeps driving to the drop site. Parachutes and supplies lying on the ground. A soldier rolls up a parachute. Two men retrieve the supplies and parachutes. 101st Airborne division troops load them into a trailer. The Jeep move around field to collect air dropped supplies.
101st Airborne Division troops load aerial containers into trucks in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. The trucks drive towards Douglas C-47 Skytrain Military transport planes in airfield. Douglas C-47 Skytrain Military transport planes are seen from a distance behind the soldiers and stacks of containers.
Trucks and Douglas C-47 Skytrain Military transport planes at an airfield in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. A truck drives past C-47 planes. A truck backing. Soldiers loading supplies from truck into the plane. British and Polish officers inspect chutes and containers before loading them into the plane. The officers talk to each other. A PH-104 combat camera.
A group of United States Douglas C-47 Skytrain Military transport planes in flight. They air drop special containers by parachute over Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. The parachutes open and descends with the supplies. A Jeep with a trailer drive to the drop site. Soldiers remove the container from the parachute and loads it into the back of the trailer. Another soldier gathers the parachute and the other two helps him carry the parachute away. Soldiers in the Jeep.
A United States Army staff officer points out terrain features on sand table model outdoors in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. He holds a photograph on one hand and a stick on another. He points with his hand. The officer’s stick points to the model. The officer is joined by other officers, including a staff sergeant. Officers crowd around the sand table model. An officer leans on desk while working outdoors. His left leg stands on a wooden chair. He is joined by another officer who shows him a board. The two officers discuss plans together. A Quonset hut is seen in the background. A third officer joins in, delivering a document. The officers discuss plans and view the sand table model for reference.
United States soldiers lay canvas containers on the ground in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. They roll out canvas and lay mortar shells on top of it. The soldiers wrap the mortar shells with the canvas. They attach the canvas containers with parachutes. Soldiers carry a wicker trunk. They open the trunk and place resupply field rations on the trunk. A small container with the label “U.S. ARMY FIELD RATION C”. They close the trunk. The soldiers attach a parachute on the wicker trunk before carrying it away.