Irish Troops Leave For Congo (1960)

Dublin, Ireland IRISH TROOPS LEAVE FOR CONGO GV. Overhead shot of massed crowds in O’Connell Street, Dublin. Elevated shot troops marching through O’Connell Street. MS Showing soldiers’ legs marching by. Elevated back view as soldiers march away. Elevated overhead shot massed crowd. Various shots, as the troops arrive at Baldonnel aerodrome for “Operation Sarsfield“, the airlift to Central Africa. CU sign U.S. Air force on side of plane. LS and nearer shot as troops embark on plane. CU Flash on soldier’s sleeve showing Ireland. CU Two little girls watching. LS of the U.S. Air Force plane on airfield. (Mute. Orig. Neg.) 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 age