US Air Force; VE Day in London; Strafing
Creator(s)
- United States. Army Air Forces. (Producer)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Johnson (Camera Operator)
Scope and Content
Formation of A-26 airplanes in flight. 8th Air Force band, colors, and troops passing in review. 01:03:55 Crowds in London on VE Day, double decker bus. Aerial shots of GSAP strafing vehicle on road, factory area, buildings, town, trains, parked aircrafts (shots of flights taken by various pilots, named by cameraman on slates). 01:06:53 VE Day in London, crowd cheering and waving the British, USSR, US, French, and Norwegian flags. Shops with signs, crowd gathered outside Buckingham Palace. 01:08:11 More GSAP strafing footage.
Note(s)
Cameraman's dope sheet available in departmental files.
Subjects
- CHILDREN
- LIBERATION
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY
- TRAINS
- TOWNS
- FLAGS (AMERICAN)
- STREETS
- BANDS
- AIRPLANES
- STRAFING
- AUTOMOBILES
- FACTORIES
- CROWDS
- BUILDINGS
- ENGLAND
- FLAGS
- AIR FORCE (U.S.)
Places
- London, England
Genre
- Unedited.
- Film
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