U.S. Marines Arrive In AAC C-47; Henderson Field Activities, Guadalcanal, 12/1942

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film # 90. National Archives description "1) CU AAC trans. plane - doors open 2) GV DC-3 runway 3) S-CU Marines boarding DC-3 4) Marines, baggage, approach trans. plane 5) CU Starting motor AAC trans.plane "Lady Luck" DC3 [SIC plane is "Lady Eve"] 6) DC-3 trans. lands Hend. Field, passes, turns, stops 7) DC-3 trans. lands Hend. Field 8) USA troops, in truck, head for front 9) Large pile tronch mortar ammunition 10) MS USA troops climbing aboard truck 11) B-17-E thru palm trees 12) CU Trench mortar, ammunition; nosed over F4F 13)GV Beach-head, covered with supplies 14)MS & CU Troops unload ammun., food etc.from barges" Not listed are several minutes of footage from Henderston Air Field, including fueling aircraft, bombers taxiing, etc. National Archives Identifier: 75339 listed as "U.S. Marines Leave By AAC Trans; USA Troops Unload Supplies, Guadalcanal, 12/1942" 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 making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

United States. Marine Corps, WWII, United States. Navy, World War II, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Douglas DC-3 (Transport Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands, B-17 Bomber, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal, United States. Army Air Forces, World War, 1939-1945

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