1940-1954MILITARY
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"ARMY AVIATION"
FEATURING THE LIGHT LIASION PLANE & THE HELICOPTER IN TRAINING & ON THE BATTLEFIELD. |
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NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT PART 'HIGH GROUND' PLAYS IN COMBAT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ARMY AVIATION IN ATTAINING THIS GOAL. HE EXPLAINS THAT ARMY AVIATION IS NOT THE AIR FORCE ONLY A INTEGRAL PART OF THE GROUND FORCE.
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ARMY AVIATION - LS- AN ARMY LIGHT PLANE, L-19, WHOSE ONLY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT GROUND FORCES FLYS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
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CU- THE PILOT AND HIS OBSERVER LOOK AT A MAP AS THEY SIT AT THE CONTROLS. MS- AN INFANTRY COMMANDER CHECKS ,WITH HIS BINOCULARS, THE LOCATION OF HIS L-19.
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MS- A COMPANY COMMANDER WHOSE TROOPS ARE PINNED DOWN BY ENEMY FIRE, CALLS FOR HELP OVER HIS RADIO PHONE. MS- THE AERIAL OBSERVER IS ASKED TO LOCATE THE ENEMY POSITIONS.
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LS- THE L-19 PEELS OFF FOR A LOOK BELOW. CU- THE PILOT REPORTS THE LOCATION OVER HIS HEADPHONE.
LS- THE ARTILLERY OPEN UP ON THE ENEMY |
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LS- THE TROOPS FINISH THE JOB WITH GRENADES AND FLAME THROWERS.
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LS- NOT REQUIRING A LARGE AIRFIELD TO LAND, AN L-19 COMES IN TO LAND ON AN OPEN FIELD.
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CU- SHELLS BEING PLACED IN THE MUSSEL OF A MORTAR AND FIRING REPEATEDLY.
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LS- A L-19 LIGHT PLANE FLYING LOW OVER THE TREE TOPS AND HILLS. AERIAL- THE CLEAR VIEW AN L-19 OBSERVER GETS OVER A COMBAT AREA.
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CU- THE OBSERVER CALLING TO THE GROUND AND THE GROUND COMMANDER RESPONDING .
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AERIAL- THE OBSERVER'S VIEW OF A WINDING ROAD BELOW AND A ROADBLOCK SET UP BY THE ENEMY WHICH HE REPORTS. THE OBSERVER FINDS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE FOR THE INFANTRY BELOW.
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MS- A L-19 LANDS IN A FIELD ALONGSIDE A TANK WHOSE OBSERVER CLIMBS INTO FOR A RIDE TO THE COMMAND POST.
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MS- A PILOT AND HIS OBSERVER READ A MAP ALONGSIDE THEIR LIGHT PLANE,THEN CLIMB IN AND TAKE OFF.
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MS- THE OBSERVER STICKS A CAMERA OUT THE WINDOW AND TAKES PICTURES OF THE GROUND AS THE PLANE SHAKES IN THE WIND.
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MS- THE PLANE SWOOPS DOWN AND THE OBSERVER THROWS THE FILM OUT THE WINDOW TO THOSE WAITING BELOW FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PRINTING.
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MS- THE L-19 TAKES ON MAILBAGS AND MESSAGES FOR QUICK DELIVERY TO OUTPOSTS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.
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MS- A GI PICKS UP A DROPPED PACKAGE AND WAVES TO THE L-19 CREW. HE THEN PREPARES A RESPONSE ON A SPECIAL HARNESS WHICH IS SCOOPED UP BY THE LIGHT PLANE WITH A HOOK ON IT'S TAIL.
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MS- TWO GIS ATTACHE A LARGE ROLL OF ELECTRICAL WIRE TO THE WING OF A LIGHT PLANE. LS-THE PLANE FLYS LOW OVER A FIELD AND LAYS THE WIRE AS IT FLYS LOW. A NEW AND FAST METHOD OF LAYING COMMUNICATION WIRES IN A HARD TO ACCESS AREA.
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CU- THE WIRE UNFOLDS QUICKLY FROM IT'S SPECIAL HARNESS ON THE WING. WHAT USED TO TAKE DAYS CAN NOW BE DONE IN A FEW HOURS.
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LS- 3 L-19'S DROP SUPPLIES TO A UNIT IN THE FIELD WHICH WAS ALWAYS DONE BY THE AIR FORCE, THUS UTILIZING THE ON HAND L-19 IN ANOTHER WAY.
THEY CANNOT CARRY A HEAVY LOAD BUT THEY CAN MAKE MANY TRIPS. |
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LS- AS SEEN FROM A NEARBY PLANE, AN L-19 FLYS OVER SNOWY MOUNTAINOUS AREA. AERIAL- THE DARK FIGURES OF TROOPS BELOW DOT THE SNOWY LANDSCAPE
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MS- A PLATOON OF TROOPS WEARING SNOW SHOES RUN TO A PACKAGE DROPPED BY AN L-19 LIGHT PLANE.
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MS- AN OBSERVER DIRECTS THE MORTAR FIRE FROM ABOVE AS DIRECTING GROUND FIRE STILL REMAINS THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB OF THE ARMY'S AVIATION.
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LS- A SMALL BUILDING BLOWS UP INDICATING THE PIN POINT ACCURACY OF ARTILLERY AS DIRECTED FROM ABOVE.
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CU- THE OBSERVER LOCATES THE ENEMY AND DIRECTS AIR FORCE JETS TO THE TARGET, BY PHONE.
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LS- NAPALM ATTACK BY JETS FLYING LOW.
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MS- A WOUNDED GI IS TAKEN OUT OF A L-19 LIGHT PLANE TO A WAITING AMBULANCE. THIS QUICK REMOVAL SAVED THOUSANDS OF GI LIVES.
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MS- MEDICS SECURE 2 WOUNDED GIS IN THE SPECIAL HARNESS ON A HELICOPTER'S LANDING GEAR WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF THE LIVES SAVED.
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LS- A SQUADRON OF ARMY LIGHTPLANES (L-19'S) FLY OVERHEAD IN FORMATION FOLLOWED BY A LARGE CONTIGENT OF HELICOPTERS.
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"KOREAN WIND-UP" ("OBSOLETE FILM")
A CAPSULE CHRONOLOGY OF THE KOREAN WAR, INCLUDING THE SOLDIERS REACTION TO TRUCE. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE NOW SILENT FRONT AND HOW THEY DID IT. A SYNOPSIS OF THE WAR FROM BEGINING TO END.
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MS- A GI SITING AND PLAYING A HARMONICA AS THE FAINT SOUND OF GUN FIRE ARE HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND. MONTAGE- HILLS IN KOREA WHERE MOST OF THE FIGHTING OCCURRED.
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LS- GIS BEHIND A ROW OF SANDBAGS AT THE EDGE OF A HILL. MS- GIS LOOK OUT FROM BEHIND SANDBAGS WITH THEIR RIFLES POISED AT A QUIET BATTLEFIELD.
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MS- A GROUP OF GIS SLOWLY CARRY A WOUNDED GI
DOWN A RUGGED HILL ON A STRETCHER. |
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MS- AS A GI KEEPS GUARD WITH HIS RIFLE AS OTHERS DEEPEN THEIR TRENCH ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL WITH THEIR SHOVELS AND PILING THE SANDBAGS HIGHER.
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MS- GIS TAKE POT SHOTS WITH THEIR RIFLES AT THE ENEMY IN THE DISTANT HILL. MS- GIS IN THEIR SAND BAGGED FOXHOLE FIRE MORTAR ROUNDS AT THE INVISIBLE ENEMY
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MS- A SMALL PATROL MOVES THROUGH TRENCHS CUT IN THE SIDE OF THE HILL TOWARD THE ENEMY, TO TRY TO ESTABLISH CONTACT.
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| 01:01:29 1934 |
MS- A GI DELIVERS MAIL TO ANOTHER GI SITTING IN HIS LITTLE SANDBAG HOME ON THE HILL. OTHERS ALSO GET THEIR MAIL.GIS READ THEIR LETTERS.
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MS- A BIG PICTURE REPORTER CHATS WITH 2 GIS IN THEIR SAND BAG HOME LIT WITH CANDLES. CU- ONE OF THE GIS SHOWS THE PHOTO OF HIS MOTHER.
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MS- GENERAL MARK CLARK SIGN A CEASE FIRE AGREEMENT ON JULY 27, 1953 AND MAKES A SPEECH.
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MONTAGE- RELEASED GI POWS TELL THEIR STORIES OF THEIR CAPTURE AND WHERE THEY WERE CAPTURED. MS-
A BLACK POW TELLS HIS STORY AS DOES A WHITE WITH A LONG BEARD. |
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AERIAL- A FIGHTER PILOT NARRATES AS FILM OF STRAFING AND BOMBING OF ROAD TRAFFIC AND BOMBS FALLING OUT OF BOMBERS ON THE ENEMY BELOW.
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MS- 1ST ARRIVAL OF U.S. TROOPS AT PUSAN KOREA IS NARRATED BY A GI. LS- KOREAN PEASANTS WAVE AS TANKS GO BY.
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CU- MAP OF KOREA SHOWS PUSAN IN RELATION TO THE 38TH PARALLEL AND THE DEPTH OF THE ENEMY PENETRATION INTO SOUTH KOREA WHEN UN STEPPED IN.
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MONTAGE- SMALL UNITS DEFENDING POSITIONS IN TOWNS AND ROADSIDES TO HOLD THE LINE.
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MS- A WOUNDED GI RIDES PIGGY-BACK ON A BUDDYS SHOULDER.
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MS- ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE SMALL BEACHHEAD AT PUSAN LEFT IN ALL OF SOUTH KOREA BETWEEN AUGUST 10, 1950 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1950
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MONTAGE- BOMBARDMENT AT INCHON BY NAVY AND THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING CATCHES THE ENEMY BY SURPRISE IN A MAJOR TURNAROUND PLANNED BY MACARTHUR.
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MONTAGE- GROUPS OF SURPRISED NORTH KOREANS SURRENDER WITH THEIR HANDS UP.
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MONTAGE- U.S. TROOPS FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF SEOUL AS SO. KOREAN CAPITAL IS RE-TAKEN.
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MS- MAP SHOWS THE PENETRATION OF UN FORCES PRACTICALLY TO THE MANCHURIAN BOARDER BETWEEN NOVEMBER 20, 1950 TO DECEMBER 20 1950.THE WAR WAS PRACTICALLY OVER.
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MS- ANIMATED MAP SHOWS CHINA'S ENTRY INTO THE WAR AS THEY CATCH THE UN TROOPS BY SURPRISE WITH A MASSIVE ATTACK ACROSS THE MANCHURIAN BORDER.
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LS- A LONG COLUMN OF UN TROOPS DOUBLE TIME IT IN RETREAT, ALONG A MOUNTAIN ROAD IN WHAT MACARTHUR CALLED 'A NEW WAR'.
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MONTAGE- ENDLESS COLUMNS OF TRUCKS MOVE SOUTH OF SEOUL BEFORE FIGHTING BACK.THE LONG WITHDRAWAL WAS OVER. IN MID-FEBRUARY 1951 THE UN HITS BACK WITH A BOMBARDMENT AND MOVES FORWARD AGAIN.
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| 01:21:06 3111 |
MONTAGE- UN TROOPS FIGHTING AND MOVING FORWARD IN RUGGED HILLY TERRAIN. BY MARCH 1951 THEY RECROSSED THE 38TH PARALLEL NORTH.
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MS- ANIMATED MAP SHOWS BETWEEN APRIL 20, 1951 AND MAY 20, 1951 THE CHINESE MADE THEIR BIGGEST TRY TO RE-TAKE SEOUL WITH 600,000 BUGLE BLOWING FANATICALLY CHARGING MEN. THE ACTION FAILED WITH ENORMOUS LOSSES TO THE CHINESE.
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| 01:23:04 3229 |
ON JULY 10, 1951 MPS LINE UP OUTSIDE BUILDING WHERE REDS TALK TRUCE WITH UN, WHICH THE COMMUNISTS STALLED FOR 2 YEARS OF BLOODY DEADLOCK
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MS- A GI HOLDS UP A STARS AND STRIPES NEWSPAPER WITH THE HEADLINE, "TRUCE SIGNED", IN BOLD PRINT.
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MONTAGE- GIS PULL DOWN THEIR FORTIFICATIONS USING PICK AXES, SHOVELS AND BACK LABOR AS GENERAL CLARK NARRATES A SPEECH.
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LS- RED SOLDIERS MARK THEIR BARRIER LINE WITH ROLLS OF WHITE TAPE. MS- GI OBSERVER WATCHES THEM THROUGH BINOCULARS.
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