RAF & 8th Air Force report from Britain / produced by Army Pictorial Service ; with the cooperation of combat film units from Signal Corps, Army Air Forces, Navy & Marines.

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Date
1944
Main contributor
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Summary
"Includes a report from Britain showing the RAF and the 8th Air Force on a hedgehopping bomber flight over France and Germany, and the 5th Air Force report from New Guinea." ("News and Notes," Educational Screen, June, 1944, 266.)  Shows a film clip claiming to be an "Official German Newsreel," with footage of American planes that have been shot down and have crashed onto German soil. Shows how Germans salvage metal from these American aircraft to use for their own war effort and explains that each crashed plane is indicative of loss of soldiers' lives.
Contributors
United States. Army Pictorial Service; United States. War Department.
Publisher
U.S. War Department
Genres
Propaganda films.; Nonfiction films.; Short films.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; Aerial operations; Campaigns
Locations
Germany; New Guinea; United States
Collection
IUL Moving Image Archive
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Physical Description
1 film reel (8 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm.
Notes

Statement of Responsibility

produced by Army Pictorial Service ; with the cooperation of combat film units from Signal Corps, Army Air Forces, Navy & Marines.
Other Identifiers
: ocm20600792; OCLC: ocm20600792; OCLC: 20600792

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