U.S. Army Paratroopers Drop Behind Enemy Lines
U.S. Army Paratroopers Drop Behind Enemy Lines
Clip: 507475_1_1
Year Shot: 1951
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1861
Original Film: HFR-SFL-35-265
HD: N/A
Location: North Korea
Timecode: 01:41:27 - 01:41:56
Air to air shots of U.S. Army paratroopers leaping from U.S. Air Force Fairchild C119 "Flying Boxcar" planes in flight over North Korea, parachutes littering sky. Air to air shot of cargo & equipment being deployed from Flying Boxcar cargo planes, parachutes filling sky. VO: "... of the United Nations offensive in Korea. Battle films by TeleNews correspondent Wade Bingham, show United States paratroopers dropping behind enemy lines, trapping 20,000 communists. Leading them, jumping first, is a general--" Edit. "A few minutes later, supplies and equipment follow the troops down, being dropped by Flying Boxcars."