British Footage of Bomber Assaults, October 1943
Naval Photographic Center film #8343 British Footage Of Bomber Assaults, 1943. “1) Ground pan view of parked B-25s. 2) CU Cameraman climbing up into plane. 3) GV B-25s taking off. 4) GV Formations of planes in air. 5) AV Target being hit by exploding bombs. 6) LS Hit B-25 falling towards ground with smoke trails. (Excellent shot.) 7) Title: Fighting FRANCE. 8) Title: PARIS POWER STATION DEVASTATED IN LOW-LEVEL ATTACKS. (OCT. 7. 1943) 9) LS British pilots standing around at British airfield eating donuts, drinking coffee from Red Cross van. 10) GV Fighting French planes and pilots climbing into their planes in preparation for their raid. 11) GV Bombers taxiing out from parking spaces. 12) A-20s taking off. (Free French insignia on planes.) 13) MS Low-flying A-20 passing over fields and trees. 14) Excellent shot of two A-20s flying low over water showing white cliffs of England in BG. 15) CU Coast of France as plane approaches it. 16) GV Formations of A-20s flying low over ground. 17) AV Exploding bomb, smoke rising. QUALITY: GOOD” National Archives Identifier: 78449