Normandy, The Airborne Invasion of Fortress Europe (R4 of 6)

Summary

CS paratroopers boarding aircraft being assisted by other members of team CS assisting one paratrooper with British type ammunition leg pack, being assisted into the aircraft-this pack is dropped just prior to landing of paratroopers Good coverage of aircraft interior looking out at men and outside scenes showing men boarding aircraft MS men marching across airfield; bodies silhouetted against last rays of sun; Pathfinder paratrooper boardng aircraft PS scenes taken at dusk, C-47 of invasion fleet taking off-men of the Pathfinder paratroopers aerial formation C-47s in flight, scenes very dark, taken at dusk PS other C-47s being readied for mission MS C-47 passing up into take-off position, line of light in bg shows presence of other aircraft MS take off of C-47. 9) PS other C-47s taking off, scenes taken at dark-light on wing tip of aircraft-aircraft silhouetted against sky. Aerial formation and aerial single same PS large formation C-47s overhead PS large formation of C-47s overhead-scenes taken at early dawn CS interior of aircraft showing man preparing to jump, attaching lines to overhead cable CS men bailing out of aircraft PS large formation C-47s overhead, approximately 40 aircraft in picture frame. Parachutes starting to come from same Excellent shots, head on and SV, sky filled with parachutes and C-47s. Scenes are repeated CS of other paratroopers loading into aircraft-scenes taken at dusk PS overhead, total darkness-scenes showing lights of aircraft in sky. Scenes are of night dropping of the CG-4As into combat area lights of aircraft only visible