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A day in the life of a GI at 7 mile aerodrome Port Moresby
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Maker: Hohmann, Franklin P (Frank)
Introduction: I was already in the United State Army Air Corps (USAAC) when December 7 1941 came upon us. I was by then a qualified Flight Engineer on the B17c/d, flying surface interdiction from Guat...F03478
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Aerial camera types (Aerial photography TF1-138)
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Maker: United States Army Signal Corps
An official United States War Department training film produced by the Signal Corps in collaboration with the Chief of Air Corps. Uses animated diagrams to illustrate the workings of a camera, use of ...F02516
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Air aces ready for Japs
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Line of US Kittyhawk Aircraft run engines, close up of pilots, Lieutenant Reynolds, Captain Hannon, Lieutenant Moorhead and Captain George Kaiser, damaged Japanese drop tank, Japanese bomber wreck, Ki...F00837
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Airborne division entering planes and Japanese envoys land at Ie Shima on way to Manila
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Maker: Driver, Roy
On 18th August, 1945, a party of 16 Japanese envoys headed by Lieutenant General Kawabe Takashio, Vice Chief of the Japanese general staff, landed on the tiny island of Ie Shima near Okinawa. They arr...F01538
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Air Commodore F M Bladin inspection of 319 Squadron USAAF
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Fenton Airstrip, Northern Territory, 1943. Air Commodore F M Bladin, RAAF, inspecting 319 (B24 Liberator) Squadron USAAF, stationed at Fenton under Air Commodore Bladin's direct control.F01800
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Aircraft machine guns and cannon: calibre .50 machine gun stripping and assembling
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Maker: United States Army Signal Corps
Official training film 1-260 War Department produced by the Signal Corps in collaboration with the chief of Air Corps. Begins with brief description of the .50 Calibre Browning and types of fixed and ...F02436
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Air transport in New Guinea
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Maker: McKechnie, Frank
At Port Moresby wharf Australian soldiers take delivery of supplies, which they re-pack and load on to C-47 Dakota transport aircraft at Ward's Aerodrome. The transport planes take off and fly in sta...F07099
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Allied leaders seal Italy's fate (News From Home. No. 54)
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Allied leaders discuss the coming battle for Italy at a conference. Montgomery, Churchill and Roosevelt all appear.F00748
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American airmen rescued
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
American airman rescued with parachute from sea. Rescue craft races across to aircraft to rescue crew from coral reef.F01266
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A2 Portable Photographic Laboratory
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Official War Department training film TF I-847 explaining the operation and use of the A2 portable photographic laboratory. Shows inspection prior to starting on a mission, selection of site, setting ...F02331
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Attack
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Maker: United States Department of War
The battle for New Britain a United States War Department production photographed by the United States Signal Corps and USAAF. Shows scenes at the 'Overpower' Task Force three staging areas including ...F01928
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1. Australian war loan has America's practical support 2. Australian heroes receive medals for gallantry 3. What rubber means to Australia 4. Bushmen answer call for mounted VDC guerillas. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 27)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
1. (1 min 50 sec) US Air Corps and nursing units parade at Sydney rally, Colonel Harry Cullings, CMG of American Army speaks 2. (48 sec) Governor-General decorates Lieutenant Arthur Roden Cutler with ...F00350
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Auto pilot C-1: setting up for bombing
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Maker: Walt Disney Productions
United States Army Air Forces training film AF-212B produced by Walt Disney Productions in cooperation with Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company. An animated film on the setting up for bombing of t...F02494
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[Brigadier General Scanlon with Air Commodore Lukis and interview with US pilots returned from the] Coral Sea battle
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter Anderson, Alan Frederick
Australian war correspondent Barry American walks under the wing of a United States B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber with the bomber's aircrew. Lockheed Hudson landing. Fighter aircraft patrol over t...F01198
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1. Brisbane pageant opens Red Cross appeal 2. Douglas C54 (DC4) Transport 3. AWAS scientist tests canned food for army 4. RAAF wrestling 5. Cue ace helps acf 6. Troops relax in island paradise. (News From Home No. 90)
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1. (56 sec) Brisbane, Queensland. City pageant opens Red Cross appeal week 2. (1 min 4 sec) New American transport aircraft, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster or DC-4 3. (57 sec) An AWAS Lieutenant in a labo...F00782
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Burma
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Maker: Stirling, James Belton RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Loading wounded Indian troops into DC-3 aircraft from ambulance at Akyab. Beaufigther dispersal at Joari airstrip. Supply parachute folding by Indian Army personnel at Akyab. DC-3 propeller being remo...F02130
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C-46 Curtiss Commando
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Maker: First Motion Picture Film Unit Army Air Forces
Official training film TF I-3375 produced by the First Motion Picture Unit Army Airforces. Uses animated drawings, stills and motion picture film to show the main recognition features of the Curtiss C...F02303
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China
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Maker: RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Kunming, China, street scenes, United States troops. Coolies carrying stone from quaries for airfield construction. Shots of United States Army Airforce and Chinese Nationalist Air Force Curtiss-Wrig...F02131
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Cross channel action
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A combined exercise and operation as Allied Navy and Army units steam to wards the French coast. United States B-26 Marauder aircraft attack targets in Northern France these include a target hidden in...F00807
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Dakotas and gliders
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Maker: Jago, Kenneth Francis RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
RAF and American Dougals C-47 Dakota transport aircraft landing; loading wounded and taking off from Meiktila airfield Burma. A token coverage of Dakota aircraft towing Waco gliders and of gliders lan...F02123