| French Para-Troops Train For Action In Algeria | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1641 |
| Catalog #: | 355241 | |
| Clip Number: | 355241-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 030-096-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:02:48 - 00:03:34 | |
| Location: | Algeria | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Algeria TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Parachuting / Skydiving WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution, Algerian War of Independence 1954 - 1962 | |
| Description: | French para-troops train for action in Algeria--novices and jump-masters who fall free, reaching a speed of 120 feet per second before pulling the rip-cord. Establishing shot - Inside the fuselage of a military plane where the troops are hooked up to jump. Their all quied walking towards the camera and jumping from the open hatch of the plane. POV - Paratroopers jumping from the open hatch MS - Paratroopers falling from the plane | |
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