BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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First pictures of actual daylight bombing. Films taken on recent US raids show Wilhelmshaven, Vegesack,?
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B-17 Flying Fortress planes taxiing on tarmac: Officer along from building and shakes hands with airmen: one Fortress being towed to tarmac; bombs laid out on ground: trailer taking bombs to plane: crew loading bombs onto plane: pilots along: close shots of faces of pilots: Close shot of 'Carter's Little Pills' on back of airman's jacket, airman turns round and has name 'Shirley' on his hat: airman climbing into plane: planes taking off: cyclists waving:
GROUND TO AIR and AIR TO AIR shots of planes in flight
GERMANY: Vegesack:
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LTAV four B-17 Flying Fortresses diving down to attack target. AV bombs bursting on target. AV bombs on target and three bombs dropping from plane. AV smoking target.
Rouen, France: CUAV about 12 bombs dropping on Rouen. AV bombs bursting on target in Rouen, explosions.
RENNES, FRANCE: CU bomb doors opening showing district below ... LIB. NO. 12371
SAV cluster of about fifteen bombs dropped from Fortress ... " " "
LAV bombs bursting on target in Rennes district big explosions. CUAV bombs on target and big explosions.
Air Raids and War Damage; Airforce - Active; Germany; France; Americans, planes, bombers
Background: First pictures of actual daylight bombing. Films taken on recent US raids show Wilhelmshaven, Vegesack, Rouen and other targets.
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