Invasion Parachutists (1944)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown. Invasion paratroopers descending and landing by day - probably landing somewhere in occupied Europe during Allied Forces invasion. Point of view shots taken from parachutist as he descends, around him hundreds of other paratroopers are descending. Good shots paratroopers descending, taken from ground. Various shots of paratroopers landing in fields, a couple land in a haystack. Various shots paratroopers in a cabbage field gathering up their kit. Various shots aeroplanes landing in nearby fields, one plane crash lands on its nose. 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 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1
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