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Converted Videos

Click the photo for a short preview of the film. In order to keep the file size manageable, they have been heavily compressed and do not reflect the quality of the full video.
I will also be making copies of these films available for purchase to help fund future projects. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of any of these films, then and I'll let you know what we can do.

Preview	Title	Specs	Sponsor	Shotlist
	9th AAF Engineers, 06/1944 922nd EAR	10 minutes Silent B&W	David Little	Presenting Soldier’s Medal to Sgt McGinley Camouflaging engineering equipment On the road to embarkation Loading the LST Landing in Normandy Flight engineers on advanced landing field Recovering an unexploded bomb Captured German camp Men in bivouac
	I’ve Been Working On An Airfield 923rd EAR	7 minutes Sound B&W		Men of 923rd EAR and battalions in England Anti-aircraft halftrack Equipment maintanence Airfield contstruction (PSP) Men of 923rd EAR at chow P-51’s "Cissy Three" and "Elsie Mae" (tail number 410892) landing on airfield US Army Negro Chorus in concert
	818th Aviation Engineers Rebuild German Airfield, Villacoublay, France	19 minutes Silent B&W	Paul Tremblay	Men of 818th EAB filling bomb craters Maj Lawrence R Denney, Battalion Engineering Office Runway grading Sentry duty Rock crushing operations Damaged German hangers and aircraft
	Construction of Airdrome, 818th Engineer Battalion, New Cologne, Germany	7 1/2 minutes Silent B&W	Paul Tremblay	Men of C Company, 818th EAB laying SMT and Hessian mat Ditching equipment German Junkers JU-88 wreckage (tail number 622959) Men of C Company, 818th EAB warming by a fire Dump trucks, bulldozers and other equipment P-47 (tail number WW 27951) landing on new strip. Pilot being met by officers of the 818th EAB Civilian labor force
	Aviation Engineers 852nd EAB Prepares for France	7 1/4 minutes Silent B&W	Gary Semmel	Camp of A Campany, 852nd EAB “Hangman's Alley” Men of the 852nd EAB preparing misc construction and military equipment Officers and men practicing with mobile anti-aircraft weapons
	France Returns, Le Bourget Airport, Paris France	11 minutes Silent B&W	David Little	Wounded transportees being unloaded from C-47 (tail number 2100558) American air crew assistaning civilians off C-47 American ground crews POW marching through French honor guard C-47 “Channel Ferry” American officer assisting French citizens Hangers at Le Bourget Airfield Children and families waiting on airfield

Pending Videos

ARC	NAIL	Title	Topic	Sound	Format	Reels	Comments	Status	Sponsor
5530	18-CS-4532	PARIS EXHIBITION	Engineers	No	Film	4	Reels 3 & 4. IX Engineer Command Exhibit	converting	Gil Moser and David Little
24360	111-EB-14D	TRANSPORTABLE RUNWAY (STEEL PLANK TYPE), 1944 ?	PSP	Yes	Video	1		converting	John Kubik

Other Videos To Be Researched and Converted

What follows is a list of films I have found by searching the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) at the National Archives. Some I have had a chance to preview in person, others are here based solely on keywords. On my next trip to the Archives I plan to review the others and make a dertermination on their interest to the group. If you find any materials in ARC that you think would be of interest, and I'd be more than happy to help you through the process of getting the items converted/copies.etc.

In the list below, you can click a film's title and get a copy of the ARC information on the item. If it is of interest to you and you'd like to offer to sponsor the conversion, the just click the Sponsor this film link and send me a note. I'll get back to you about the process and costs.

ARC	NAIL	Title	Topic	Sound	Format	Reels	Comments	Status	Sponsor
65841	342-USAF-19152	THE BATTLE FOR THE BEACHES	airfield construction. may be Pacific.	No	Video	1	Reel 2	unreviewed
65988	342-USAF-19674	NORMANDY, THE AIRBORNE INVASION OF FORTRESS EUROPE	Airborne Aviation Engineers	Yes	Video	1	short clip about AbnAEB
24483	111-FB-75	AIRBORNE ENGINEER AVIATION EQUIPMENT, 1942	Airborne Aviation Engineers	Yes	Video	1
2825	18-C-56	AIRBORNE AVIATION ENGINEER DEMONSTRATION	Airborne Aviation Engineers	Yes	Film	1	Good description of mission and history	resubmit
24503	111-FB-102	ENGINEER DOZERS, 1944	Equipment	Yes	Video	1	North Africa	unreviewed
24502	111-FB-101	THE ENGINEER TOURNAPULL, 1944	Equipment	Yes	Video	1		unreviewed
65414	342-USAF-16961	SERVICE TEST, TRANSPORTABLE RUNWAY, STEEL PLANK TYPE	PSP	Yes	Film	1		unreviewed
3854	18-CS-1277	GEN EISENHOWER ETO INSPECTS FIGHTER & BOMBER BASES OF 9TH AAF, 02/1944		No	Video	1		unreviewed
23492	111-ADC-9727	CHURCHILL AND EISENHOWER INSPECTING 9TH AIR FORCE STATION, 03/1944		No	Video	1		unreviewed
3730	18-CS-1097	EASTER SOMEWHERE IN ENGLANDS [I.E., ENGLAND] WITH 9TH AIR FORCE		No	Film	1		unreviewed
4129	18-CS-1750	9TH AAF TROOP CARRIER COMMAND C-47 FLY AMMUNITION TO FRANCE, 06/24/1944 - 06/25/1944		No	Film	1		unreviewed
39127	208-UN-1008	ROYALTY CHRISTENS U.S. BOMBER [ETC.], 1944		Yes	Film	1		unreviewed
65431	342-USAF-17025	AAF REPORT	air forces	Yes	Video	1		unreviewed
66351	342-USAF-21148	GEARED TO GUARD, 1953	876th	No	Film	21	Post-war. No sound.
3481	18-CS-754	AVIATION ENGINEERS CONSTRUCTING AIRFIELD TO ACCOMMODATE HEAVY BOMBERS	Engineers	No	Film	2	May be Italy	resubmit
65899	342-USAF-19392	STOCK FOOTAGE OF GROUND COMBAT IN WORLD WAR II, 1942 - 1943	construction	No	Film	46	Reel 41, construction in N Africa	unreviewed
2961	18-CS-66	CONSTRUCTION OF HEAVY DUTY RUNWAY IN NORTH AFRICA	construction	No	Video	3		unreviewed
2864	18-C-402	PANTELLERIA, 1945	Pantelleria	Yes	Video	1
25058	111-HRC-1	CAMPAIGN IN SICILY, 1948	Pantelleria	Yes	Film	3	Good documentary on invasion of Italy	resubmit
38963	208-UN-56	THE FALL OF PANTELLERIA [ETC.], 1943	Pantelleria	Yes	Film	1		resubmit
4555	18-CS-2562	A-20 HAVOCS RENAMED "LA FRANCE LIBRE," LE BOURGET, FRANCE	Le Bourget	No	Film	1	Shot of Terminal Building
3686	18-CS-1036	GUSAP, 01/11/1944	building, New Guinea	No	Video	4		unreviewed
66815	342-USAF-23772	THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND CIVILIAN AVIATION IN 1935 NEWSREELS, 1935	West Point	Yes	Video	1	Flight training
35806	111-M-790	THE U.S. ARMY CARRIES ON, 1937 - 1940	West Point	Yes	Video	1	Graduation
24728	111-H-1223	ARMY SCENES 1914 AND PRIOR TO 1914, 1936	West Point	No	Video	1	only 20 seconds. Low value
66814	342-USAF-23771	ARMY AIR CORPS NEWS IN THE NEWSREELS OF 1937, 1937	West Point	Yes	Film	3	Only Reel 2 has desired film. Short. No faces.
35527	111-M-179	ARMY ACTIVITIES, 1935	West Point	No	Video	1
66844	342-USAF-23933	ARMY AIR CORPS CLIPS IN 1936 NEWSREELS, 1936	West Point	Yes	Film	3	Only Reel 2 has desired film. Short. No faces.	resubmit