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Air Sea Rescue operation for U.S. 8th Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in European Theater during World War II.

A dramatization detailing ASR (Air Sea Rescue) of U.S. 8th Air Forces crew members in European Theater during World War II. Rescue aircraft P-47 Thunderbolt fighters take off from English airfield. Airborne time is imposed on status board in control room by an officer. Same procedure is followed for PBY Catalina flying boat as it taxis and takes off from runway. Officer over phone notifies ASR. Planes head for their prearranged patrol points. High speed launchers and motorboats of British Royal Navy underway. Shows U.S. 8th Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortress going down on water after being hit. Pilot contacts ASR in England and speaks about ditching of B-17. Fixer station located on the English coast. Electronic Position Indicator (EPI) antenna mast used in Bering Sea operations and antenna receiving bearings on B-17. Door sign reads Triangulation Room. Officers in room plot the bearings on B-17 on a circular map. Last position of B-17 is determined by the triangulation process. ASR controller giving out ditching position on radio to crew member of PBY Catalina. PBY Catalina flies low over water. Crew members of B-17 on raft underway. PBY Catalina overhead. PBY lands on water for rescue of B-17 crews. PBY takes off after the crew boards the plane. Rescue operation for another 8th Air Force plane shows a plane descending over water. Parachute descends over water.

Location: European Theater
Date: 1945
Duration: 6 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061610
Air Sea Rescue operation for U.S. 8th Air Forces crew members by means of dinghies in North Sea during World War II.

A dramatization detailing ASR (Air Sea Rescue) of U.S. 8th Air Forces crew members in North Sea during World War II. U.S. PBY Catalina flying boat and B-17 Flying Fortress bombers dropping dinghies on water by means of parachute. Crew members of 8th Air Force rowing a raft with oars. Crew members board dinghy and get underway. High speed motor boat of British Royal Navy rescuing the men aboard dinghy.

Location: North Sea
Date: 1945
Duration: 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061612
U.S. 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders load mules with supplies at Myitkyina airfield during World War II.

Securing the capture of Myitkyina airfield by Allied Forces during Burma Campaign of World War II. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) fighter aircraft lands at Myitkyina airfield and American pilot hops out of aircraft with a cigarette in his mouth. British soldiers gathered around an antiaircraft gun. Rations are unloaded by Chinese troops from USAAF C-47 Skytrain plane. Very low-flying U.S. Army transport aircraft drops supplies to the ground without parachute, from the air, to avoid over-taxing the runway that was softened by days of heavy rain. U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders load mules with rations and supplies

Location: Myitkyina Burma
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061623
Prince Andrew with his nanny Mabel Anderson get on a train for Scotland.

Prince Andrew of England is taken to a railroad train heading to Scotland as an infant. Attendants carry luggage into the train at King’s Cross Station, London. Luggage of the British Royal Family. Mabel Anderson, the nanny of Prince Andrew walks to the platform. Mabel Anderson holds Prince Andrew in her arms. The nursery footman joins Prince Andrew and Mabel Anderson. They board a train bound for Scotland to join his parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, in Balmoral Castle.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1960, August 18
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061727
People gather to watch English racing motorist Sir Malcolm Campbell as he sets a record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

British racing car motorist Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, United States in 1935. Close up view of Malcolm Campbell as he smiles and then puts on his racing goggles over his eyes. He drives his vehicle 'Bluebird' over the Utah desert. People gather to watch the performance of the famous car racer. Views of melted tire on his car from an unsuccessful first attempt. Close up views of Sir Malcolm Campbell after setting his record speed of over 300 miles per hour. From a 1960 newsreel describing the event 25 years prior.

Location: Utah Bonneville Salt Flats USA
Date: 1935, September 3
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061737
Dignitaries gather to witness the greatest military parade in history in New York City, United States.

The greatest military parade in New York city, United States. Soldiers hold United States flag as they march. People gather in a large number to watch the military parade that lasts over 12 hours. The Allied troops parade. Views of large columns of soldiers marching. Dignitaries salute the troops. Princess Martha of Norway and King George II of Greece salute the troops. British troops and sailors parade. Mechanized equipment move on the parade grounds. Buildings along the sides of the street. (World War II period).

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061763
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