China, Burma & India

pallet 44 - 21513 -Title page: Story of hump pilots and crews who keep up the supplies. So let's catch a ride from the mess hall to the flight line, then fly to Kunming China and back.^^Pan shot thatched and traditional roofed buildings, supply truck arrives, jeeps on road, men walking, airplanes on ground, men working on engines. plane taxiing for take-off, on runway. Shots of different planes taking off. ^^3:44 Title page: Weather balloon. One man holds large white balloon, while another readies rquipment attached to balloon. C/U balloon rising in the air.^^5:39 Title page: Let's go. Interior shot of plane, cockpit, pilot readying plane for take off. C/U and semi LS engines starting, plane taxiing. ^Title page: Cleared for take off. Int. shot cockpit, pilot, taking off, plane to and past camera on runway, takes off.^^6:49 Title Page: Over the hump. Flying above the clouds, shot from inside plane. Shot of mountains and flatlands. Title page: Instrument flight rules. Shot of land and clouds below plane, propeller in shot also.^^8:40 Title page: China. Mountains and Kunming Air base shot from plane. Men loading 55 gal drums into truck. Group of people working farmland, air base in B/G. Shots of farmers and row of airplanes on ground. Title page: Start 'em up. C/U engines on planes starting, flying above big puffy white clouds, airplane landing.^^12:00 Title page: Scenes in Calcutta. Pan shot of city shot from atop tall building, many high rise buildings. Looking down on street below, supply convoy travelling on street. Busy street, people walking, horse drawn carraiges, trolly's, buses, automobiles and people walking with farm animals. Shots of people walking around city dressed in very traditional India clothing. Two boys with large goat herd in the street. More shots of the city street, people everywhere, even laying asleep on the sidewalk. Group of kids stand for camera shots.^^12:55 Title page: Burning Ghats. Dead man laying on raised cot. Group standing around pile of burning wood, C/U pile of smoldering wood, human hands and head seen.^^13:12 Title page: Some Indians prefer to let the birds eat their dead fromthis tower. Shot of very high stone tower with windows near top.^^14:44 Title page: Remeber the Calcutta riots. Pan shot of huge crowd in city street. Many holding banners, large part of group marching through city street. ^^16:05 Title page: Hoogly River scenes. Boats on river, many different styles. Shallow boat full of people rowed by oarman, pontoon style boat, large Viking shaped boat being rowed by two men, and a power boat near jetty.^^17:00 India trains. C/U locomotive to and past camera, shot of train yard, LS train on tracks.^^18:05 Title page: Monkey Business. C/U baby monkeys on rope leashes. Man with two monkeys performing for crowd of onlookers, monkeys dancing.^^19:23 Title page: Jane Temple. Stone stairs lead right down into water from building. People look to be bathing at bottom of steps. pan of front, very ornately carved stone facade. Pan shot ext. front of temple, people walking around temple grounds, lots of vegetation. Monks in robes in b/g. Many shots of people on temple grounds, some walking around, some in prayer groups.^^20:12 Title page: Zeppelin hangar at Kavachi in the Solomon Islands. Ariel shot of hangar, huge door on one end open. C/U men working on Zeppelin engines.^^21:32 Title Page: Going Home. Exterior shot of passenger terminal 1304th AAF Base Unit. Cargo and personel belongings being loaded into plane. Military personell boarding plane. Engines start. Plane taxi's for take off.^