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| World War II - On The Home Front ("a thru z" titles) Americans at home sacraficed while soldiers fought overseas. By the end of the war, more than 12 million American men and women were in uniform. Widespread rationing occurred. Many women entered the workforce to help make munitions and other war materiel and were a central part of America's success. |
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| Aerial Shots Of P-40 (HD) Ref#: BOF-76-156 2-reels. Aerial views of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk first flown in 1938. P-40 in air. MLS (SV) plane maneuvers. DS plane in air. Plane banks, dives, climbs, rolls. MS plane in level flight seen against ground, against clouds. Plane dives, maneuvers. CS plane peeling off for dive at end of reel. 00:16:30:00 BW (1920 x 1080) Alien Roundup (Japanese-Americans) - 1942 (HD) Unedited footage shows handcuffed aliens being taken from cars, led into a Federal courthouse, and arraigned. Policemen and soldiers patrol in front of Japanese stores and banks in Los Angeles. Youths enlist in the Navy in San Francisco. Includes views of San Pedro fishermen's docks and San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. 00:10:19:22 BW (1920 x 1080) Along Our Shores (HD) Ref#: BOF-8-495 Coast Guard domestic activities during World War II. Coast Guardsmen train at the Academy, study sabotage detection, battle a ship fire, and patrol a beach. An icebreaker clears a channel for ore carriers on the Great Lakes. FBI agents pose with German spies captured by the Coast Guard. Shows the cutter Icarus, a convoy, airplanes, helicopters, airships, an amphibious landing, the Navy Department Building in Washington, D.C., SPARS, lighthouses, buoys, and close-ups of a merchant ship, its crew, and equipment. Includes views of air-sea rescue operations. Personages: Adms. King and Waesche. 00:15:00:00 BW (1920 x 1080) Combat Activities Army Air Force (HD) Ref#: BOF-79-456 Reels 1 & 2. General coverage of Army Air Force (AAF) combat operations in WWII,1942-1943. B-17s in England, Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, Flying Tigers in China, attack on Japanese convoy in South Pacific, bomber operations over North Africa, Italy and the Aleutians. MS & LS: B-17 bomb group in England prepares for mission; crews arrive for briefing. INT. briefing room. CU: PS of crews' faces. CU: Officer conducting briefing. B-17 Flying Fortress taxiing; several excellent shots of B-17s taking off. Three B-17s in a. formation. Nine B-17s in a. formation. Action over target in Germany; waist gunner firing, bombs falling. Planes landing; briefing after mission. Coverage of the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier at sea, B-25 Mitchell bombers on deck, preparations for the Doolittle Raid or air attack on Japan. B-25's taking off from carrier, close & long shots. CU: Doolittle's ship crashed in China; Doolittle being decorated by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. Several shots of battle fleet at sea. CU: survivors of Japanese ships picked up at sea. Good coverage of Gen. Chennault's Flying Tiger outfit in China. CU: Gen. Chennault good, scenes of the base in China. Coverage of a mission to Hong Kong; bombs away over harbor area. B-25s & P-40s taking off, landing & in formation. Chinese & American crews and mechanics. Good shots of Chinese terrain. MS & CU of activity at base. American & Australian Air Force on a mission in the South Pacific after Japanese convoy. B-25 Mitchell Bomber and Douglas A-20 Havoc Bomber taking off and in formation. Good coverage of bomb runs over convoy. Scenes of bomb strikes, Gun Sight Aiming Point (GSAP) footage strafing ships, skip bombing, Aerial combat (GSAP) Japanese fighters exploding. INT. war room in South Pacific. Japanese ships burning in water. Coverage of Gen. Montgomery's march across North Africa. Ground scenes of action, tanks & troops advancing in action. Coverage of aerial support by the Air Force. B-25 a. formation, dropping bombs. 00:11:30:00 BW (1920 x 1080) Coming Home - 1945 (From WWII) (HD) Color Film. Troop transport, escorted by destroyers and Navy blimps, steam into New York City (NYC) harbor past the Statue of Liberty. Returning servicemen are greeted by their families. Includes sweeping shots of the New York City skyline and coastline in 1945. 00:06:12:05 COLOR (1920 x 1080) Ferry Pilots - Girls Training (HD) Ref#: BOF-38-746 Training Women Air Service Pilots (WASPs) as aircraft ferry pilots in WWII. Medium Shot (MS) Girl pilots salute Air Force officer. Close Up (CU) Girl pilot getting out of L-4 training plane. MS Showing girls standing in front of an LS-4 trainer. MS Girl pilots, civilians, and officers talking together. Long Shot (LS) Women pilots standing in front of a row of L-4s. LS L-4 comes in and makes a landing. LS Same as previous scene. MS Plane taxiing off of runway. MS L-4s warming up for takeoff. LS Officers walking down through line of L-4s. MS Officers standing in line talking to women pilots. LS Officer inspecting L-4 trainer. LS L-4s lined up on flight line. Aerial shot taken from trainer. Interior, MS Series of shots taken inside a wind tunnel. MS L-4 trainer taxiing out to flight line. MS Girl pilots saluting officer. L-4 trainer in background. LS Crowd of civilians and officers standing in front of L-4 trainer. MS Women pilots standing in front of an L-4 trainer. LS L-4 trainer landing. 00:08:33:00 BW (1920 x 1080) Surrender Of Nazi Sub Off Cape May N.J. (HD) Ref#: BOF-96-397 Surrender of German U-Boat on May, 14, 1945. LS Blimp flies over surfaced Nazi U-Boat 858. LS Surfaced Nazi submarine, Tug Boat in background. LS Motor whale-boat alongside surfaced German sub. LS USCG cutter Argo goes alongside tug boat. LS Surfaced sub underway. MS Running shot approaching surfaced sub., US NAVY, boarding party visible top side, sub flies American flag. LS Nazi crew members with raised hands on sub forecastle. MS U-Boat underway slowly. LS Crew members of Nazi sub on deck. LS Crew members landing on pier at Fort Miles, Delaware from USCG CUTTER ARGO. LS Crew members march along pier, cameramen FG. LS-MS Sub skipper signs surrender papers. CU Officers of German sub. MS MPs frisk Nazi crew members, process them-SV. LS Sub underway, blimp BG. LS Sub underway, 3" gun manned FG. LS Two Navy blimps above sub underway followed by tug boat & other small craft. LS-MS Surfaced German sub underway, blimp and YT BG. LS YT approaches surfaced sub. LS Crew members on deck of surfaced sub. 00:10:51:00 BW (1920 x 1080) USS Enterprise: Air Attack, Damage, On Fire (HD) Color film. CV (aircraft carrier) underway as plane takes off in dark evening shot. CU pan CV and Cleveland class CL (Light Cruiser) underway. MS explosion just forward of aircraft carrier underway. LS plane flies through flak and falls. LS smoke column rises from water. plane crashes in water. GV-pan ships on horizon during attack, much flak seen in sky. LS carrier underway burning, flak seen in sky. LS CV (carrier) burning, DD (Destroyer) crosses in foreground. MS DD underway in silhouette. LS low flying plane flies through flak, just off water. LS plane makes diving approach through flak. MS-CU evening shot; USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier underway, burning, dark smoke columns rise. CU USS Enterprise underway, burning, island is enveloped by fire and smoke. CU midships of USS Enterprise underway as fire burns around parked planes. MS bow-on view of USS Enterprise, burning, huge smoke column (shaky but good color). LS Bow-on view of USS Enterprise as she burns. 00:10:47:09 COLOR (1920 x 1080) Training Camp Lewis - 1936 (HD) Camp Lewis Washington 1936. Soldiers play the piano, read, and write letters in the Hostess House. Gen. Fred S. Foltz confers with aides. Shows a practice alert: the alarm is sounded; radio and flag messages sent; telephone wires repaired; a skirmish line advances, fires, and throws grenades; artillery pieces are moved into firing position; "wounded" are removed from trenches, given first aid, and evacuated; machine gun units move into positions; and field kitchens dispense food. 00:08:50:05 BW (1920 x 1080) USS Enterprise Returns-Enters Hudson River - 1945 (HD) LS (Early morning shot) USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) aircraft carrier entering Hudson River LS Blimp flying over ENTERPRISE. LS Trucks & civilians on docks Enterprise BG. LS Tug pulling Enterprise in New York City Harbor, sailors wave at civilians waiting on dock.LS PAN Enterprise with sailors standing at rail, blimp in bg. flying overhead. LS Sailors with seabags disembarking from Enterprise. Sailor greets his sister, who is a WAVE. Sailors with seabags & gear leave dock.LS ADM Frederick C. Sherman, Commander of 1st Carrier Task Force, leaving carrier CU ADM Sherman is greeted by Red Cross workers, who pass out coffee, etc. LS Sailors & Marines board waiting bus. CU Red Cross workers pass out coffee & doughnuts to Marines & Sailors on busses. Quality Good. 00:07:15:12 BW (1920 x 1080) U.S. Launches New Aircraft Carrier 1942 (Essex) (HD) Story 1: The aircraft carrier Essex is launched. Story 2: Henry Ford, on his 79th birthday, inspects the first Ford automobile manufactured. Story 3: Old automobiles race across the Connecticut countryside. Story 4: Americans pray in a cathedral. Story 5: Tanks are manufactured and tested. Story 6: Nazi spies are tried in the Supreme Court. Shows F.B.I. agents with incendiary devices carried by the Germans who landed on the Atlantic shore from a submarine. Personages: John Edgar Hoover; Atty. General Biddle. Story 7: Flyers don high altitude suits and fly in the stratosphere. 00:09:35:04 BW (1440 x 1080) New Reservists Swell Ranks Of American Navy 1943 (HD) Story 1: Sailors train, eat, and parade. Story 2: Shows surf riding in Australia. Story 3: The 2nd Army and the British 8th Army capture Bizerte and are welcomed by its citizens. Hordes of German prisoners are captured. Shows Gens. Eisenhower and Montgomery. Story 4: General Marshall attends a meeting of the allied war council. Shows the council on the White House lawn. 00:08:38:07 BW (1440 x 1080) Snow White Takes Dwarfs On Bombing Raid (HD) Ref#: BOF-1-303 2-reels. In WWII the B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft of the 343rd Bomb Squadron had nose-art added to each plane representing a different character from the story "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". This nose art was reported to have been added just prior to the bombing raid on the oil refineries at Ploiesti Romania. 00:20:30:00 BW (1920 x 1080) USAF Film (HD) Ref#: BOF-02-456 Reel 1. A United States Air Force film of activities at Wright Field Ohio in the 1940's. CU Col. Ralph Nemo sitting at desk giving lecture. CU Civilians pushing old type plane. CU Civilian pulling prop on plane. CU Old type plane take off. CU Sign on fence reads "Wright Field". Buses entering main gate at Wright Field. MS Various shots of large building. CU Freight train entering building, civilians loading freight cars. MS Various shots of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft on ramp. MS Cars in parking lot, CU Large building. DS Unidentified planes on ramp. CU Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft on ramp. CU Ground crew working on unidentified plane, DS Unidentified planes on ramp. CU enlisted man (EM) working on Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. CU EM talking thru microphone. MS Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress landing on runway. MS Wind tunnels. Int. CU Various shots taken in wind tunnel. Int. CU EM working at desk. Diagram of wind flow. ACU wing of unidentified plane. ACU stabilizer of plane. ACU wing of plane. AMS North American AT-6 “Texan” advanced military trainer aircraft doing aerial maneuvers. Int. CU Various shots of civilians balancing props, testing prop, CU Aircraft engine, CU Various shots of prop. tests. ACU No. 2 engine on B-26 quits. CU Various shots of landing gear tests. ADS Ground as seen by plane landing. Close-up (CU) aircraft tire or plane tire a it touches ground. CU Martin B-26 Marauder twin-engine bomber taking off. CU Landing gear retracting. CU Wing flaps on unidentified plane. CU Tire. CU Bomb bay doors opening on North American A-36 Apache (Invader), the ground-attack dive bomber version of the P-51. CU Gas lines. CU EM working pump. ACU of the WWII Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber in flight. Int. CU EM going into cold weather chamber, closes door, Cu EM (enlisted man) playing cards in chamber. Int. Cu EM with earphones on. Int CU EM tightens valve. CU EM working with instruments. 00:10:54:00 BW (1920 x 1080) Victory Gardens WWII (HD) Ref#: BOF-66-183 1942 film on the need for vegetable gardening to supplement the agricultural resources of the U.S. Shows brief scenes of people tending WWII victory gardens and describes typical gardeners. Includes views of war refugees being fed, a convoy at sea, and general agricultural scenes. 00:08:00:00 BW (1920 x 1080) Willow Run, Story Of - 1945 (HD) The "Story of Willow Run" was a black and white documentary produced by the Ford Motor Company in 1945, describing the history of the legendary B-24 Liberator Bomber Willow Run plant in the World War II period. It recounts the building of the massive assembly plant, and details the production process for constructing the more than 8,000 B-24 heavy bombers turned out by the plant from 1942-1945. 00:33:31:22 BW (1920 x 1080) |
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