Overview
- Description
- Scenes shot from a plane of the strafing of a town and/or a farm in Germany (lots of green space). An airman holds a slate reading: "SFP 186 Johnson [cameraman] Strip Y-73 Group 362 Sqdn 7 Plane [?] Date 19 May [?] Pilot Hunter" Burning fire that seem to spell out "V-E" shot from the air. A group of smiling American servicemen pose for the camera, holding up the V for victory symbol. Two soldiers stand in front of a sign that reads "Hells Angels 303rd bomb group." They read a Stars & Stripes newspaper which displays the headline "GERMANY QUITS." The marching band of the 8th Air Force plays on a green field. American servicemen walk along a road. 01:02:32 V-E Day celebrations in London. British flags hanging from windows and crowds in the streets. Close-up of a girl in a baby carriage; pan across the crowds. Two boys eat ice cream cones. American servicemen in the streets with the crowds. 01:03:21 Scenes shot from a plane showing strafing of the German countryside. 01:03:51 Strafing a train and railroad tracks. Quick shot of a slate with most of the same information as the earlier one, except that the strip is A-82 and the pilot is Doebler. More shots of strafing. Very quick slate indicates that the cameraman is Jackson, strip Y-64, date April 1945. Strafing continues.
- Duration
- 00:09:56
- Date
-
Event:
April-May 1945
- Locale
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Germany
London, England
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Camera Operator: Jackson
Camera Operator: Johnson
Camera Operator: Doebler
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Color
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:00:09:00 to 01:10:05:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2808 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
Master 2808 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
Master 2808 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
Master 2808 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2808 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
Preservation 2808 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
Preservation 2808 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
Preservation 2808 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
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- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in November 2005.
- Note
- The transfer is a little too slow beginning at 01:01:59.
- Copied From
- 16mm INSK
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4773
Source Archive Number: 18 SFP 9260 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:48:22
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