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March & April 1943 Newsreel: RAF Bombing Raids; USS The Sullivans Launched; Tanks Tested; Convoy, etc
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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from March/April 1943: Nazi War Plants Blasted by R.A.F. in Night Raids [March 1943] Yards Speed New Warship for U.S. Navy [4 April 1943] Engineers Test Tanks on World's Worst Roads Hollywood Gives China's First Lady Huge Ovation Army Sailors in Speed Boats Rescue Airmen Paratroop Mascots Make First Jumps Canada's Last Troop Convoy of Winter Sails National Archives description: "Part 1, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lancaster bombers strike Essen, Germany. Part 2, the destroyer Sullivan and two destroyer escorts are launched. Part 3, tanks are tested over a tank obstacle course. Part 4, Madame Chiang Kai-shek speaks in the Hollywood Bowl. Shows Mary Pickford and Norma Shearer. Part 5, an army rescue squad uses a life boat to rescue downed airmen. Part 6, paratroopers jump in a practice mission carrying their mascots (Boxer pups). Part 7, Canadian artillery units practice firing in snowy terrain. Troops and tanks are loaded on ships and the convoy sails. National Archives Identifier: 38952 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider maki…
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United News
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WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, British, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Canada, Dogs, World War II: Homefront, Parachute Troops, World War II, Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003, World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank Warfare, Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation, USS The Sullivans (DD-537), Rites And Ceremonies, USS The Sullivans, Search And Rescue Operations, Lancaster (Bomber), Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer
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