US ARMY AIR CORPS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: US ARMY AIR CORPS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 253/5
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: US Army Air Corps on arrival in the Middle East.
  • Description: 21 August. A US sentry at Tewfik Transit Camp. The American flag. 17 August to 21 August. Soldiers arriving in the camp. Resting in a tent. An officer giving orders. The first black American troops in the Middle East. Black troops dancing and shooting craps.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-08-17
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Berman, Monty1913-08-162006-06-14Second World War cameraman (AFPU); later became a noted film and television producer (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: United States Army Air Forces (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Cairo, Egypt (geography) Port Tewfik, Suez, Egypt (geography) El Alamein 1942, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 708 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Dopesheet: Indicates last shots of black troops were cut by the American censor. Dopesheet refers to the "US Army Air Corps", but this was in fact effectively disbanded in 1941; by 1942 all US air units were technically part of the United States Army Air Forces.
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