ARC Identifier:		2864
Title:		PANTELLERIA, 1945
Creator:		War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) (Most Recent)
Type of Archival  Materials:		Moving Images
Level of  Description:		Item from Record Group 18: Records of the Army Air Forces, 1903 - 1964
Location:		Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records LICON, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 PHONE: 301-837-3540, FAX: 301-837-3620, EMAIL: mopix@nara.gov
Other Titles:		Combat Film Report, No. 402
Production Date:		1945
Part of:		Series: Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series, 1942 - 1945
Scope & Content  Note:		On aerial operations that resulted in the surrender of Pantelleria, May 8-June 11, 1943. Consists mostly of scenes of bombing raids, showing preparations in North Africa, and emphasizing the quantity of bombs dropped and the participation in the missions of many kinds of airplanes. Shows Pres. Roosevelt, Churchill, Gen. Marshall, Gen. Spaatz, and Air Marshal Cunningham at the Casablanca Conference; Gen. Doolittle planning the attack of the island; and Gen. Eisenhower in conference. Shows the invasion and occupation of Pantelleria by the 30th Infantry Division.
Use Restrictions:		Undetermined
Specific Records  Type:		motion pictures (visual works)
Sound Type:		Sound
Variant Control  Number(s):		Local Identifier: NWDNM(m)-18-C-402 NAIL Control Number: NWDNM(m)-18-C-402
Copy 1
Copy Status:		Preservation
Storage Facility:		National Archives at College Park - Archives II (College Park, MD)
Media
Media Type:		Film Reel