Events In Indo-China - Preparing For Air Drops (1950)

Hanoi. Preparing for air drops to small French and native garrisons in Tonkin. The Viet-Min is now in full action Cao Bang has to be evacuated by French soldiers. LS. MS. Coolies packing food containers. (3 shots). LS. MS. Coolies carrying food containers to lorry. (2 shots). LS. Loading lorry on the military airport of Bacmai. LS. Loaded passing parked plane. LS. MS. CU. Loading plane from lorry. LS. Parachutists lined up beside plane. LS. MS. CU. Parachutists putting on their harness. (sev. shots.) MS. CU. Parachutist boarding plane. LS. French Dakota plane taxiing and taking off. AVS of mountainous regions. (.) (Used in . 193) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 i