[303rd-Talk] Check out nose art & pinups/public domain footage 303rd

[Bill Jones]

On 17 Apr 2007 at 0:14, Thor542086 at aol.com wrote:

> _Click  here: nose art & pinups/public domain footage_ 
> (http://www.footagefarm.co.uk/Footage%20Farm%20website/Web%20lists/Nose%20Art%2
> 0&%20Pinups.htm)      
> 
> LN 501-044  
> 04:33:01 - 04:42:50  
> 1940s  
> SIL  
> B/W  
> The 303 Bombardment Group - The Men and their bird of War -  Outstanding in the
> field of battle. Tents around perimeter of airfield.  Military cars parked
> under trees. Washing lines between trees.  04:34:00 Two airman and women in 
> uniform down road - entrance to AFB and top shot town. 04:34:23 Turret of 
> castle - trees. 04:34:36 Shot from hill of Molesworth - green surrounded  by
> trees - large house by lake. 04:35:39 Clock tower of what could once  have been
> cricket pavilion but is now Headquarters COPC ? Officers  relaxing in
> deckchairs reading newspapers. Playing croquet - tennis courts  - trees.
> 04:38:04 top shot town   04:38:21 Stars and Stripes flying from flagpole. 
> 04:38:30 Country road with hand  painted centre white line. 04:38:47 US
> military cars and jeep parked in  courtyard. Lake with swans - flowers Ð
> 04:40:29 large house and nissen  huts in grounds - more good shots house which
> is presumably  Headquarters - Fountain and lake. 
>  Men in swimming pool and sunbathing around edge, one with girl in  bikini.
> Various  shots over town and 

I am convinced that only the first half of this film is actually related to 
the 303rd.  I found the narrative for the original film, which follows very 
closely to the above to approximately half way through, then the film 
completely goes off onto other footage.  The original narrative describes the 
second half of the film as being largely combat footage.  My theory (which is 
a complete guess) has been that Clarke Gable took the combat footage for his 
film, and that somehow unrelated film got mixed in instead.  

http://wejones.ftdata.com/videocap.html   

.....and click the link for the narrative. 





Bill Jones         N3JLQ
Sweden Maine
wejones at megalink.net
http://www.megalink.net/~wejones