UNITED STATES TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IN BURMA (1944 (?))

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 226).

Synopsis

A United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Dakota (C-47 Skytrain) transport with its engines shutting down. Men unload cargo from the aircraft it has forward-leaning diagonal white stripes on its fuselage denoting 1st Air Commando Group. Men disemplaning. Two parked Dakotas. Wide shot shows two Dakotas, a number of vehicles and troops. Men marching away; their boots raise a haze of dust.

Notes

The dopesheet for this film appears to bear no relation to it. The dopesheet describes a visit by Lord Mountbatten to Kalewa and therefore details for this piece are unclear.

Titles

UNITED STATES TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IN BURMA (1944 (?)) (Allocated)

Series Title:: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Technical Data

Year:: 1944
Running Time:: 2 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):: 35mm
Colour:: B&W
Sound:: Silent
Footage:: 104 ft

Production Credits

Production Countries:: GB

Sponsor: War Office Directorate of Public Relations

Production company: SEAC Film Unit

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Countries

Burma