Title:PN 1414 = FRENCH PARATROOPS DURING MANOEUVRES [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1115
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: French paratroopers stand with their equipment. They put on their parachutes and march in single file to the US "flying boxcar" aircraft, which they board; the aircraft takes off. Shots of troopers on board the aircraft; pilots and radio operator also seen in operation. One by one, the troopers bail out and their parachutes open (soldier on board retrieves lines). Ground view shots of three "flying boxcars" in the sky, with a trail of paratroopers descending from them and hitting the ground. Once landed, the paratroopers gather up their chutes and set up guns.
Description:
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NAT 1115
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM NATO
Featured Period:1946-1975
Production Date:1951
Production Country:
Production Details: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor)
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (Production company)
