Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. ROUND THE WORLD TRIP BY GENERAL GEORGE C. KENNEY

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. ROUND THE WORLD TRIP BY GENERAL GEORGE C. KENNEY

1947

Summary: Reel 1: General Kenney is shown arriving by B-17 at airfileds in Bermuda, Azores, London, Paris, and Germany. Other personalities shown are Brig. Gen. David W. Hutchison, Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissel, Brig. Gen. Barker, Brig, Gen. McClain, Brig Gen. George W. Mundy, Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank, Lt. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, and Maj. Gen William Morgan. SLATE: BERUDA, 7 AUGUST 1947. 7': CU right SV tail of parked B-17. 16': MS left FV Gen. George C. Keriney, Commander SAC, and Brig. Gen. David W. Hutchison, Asst. Chief of Staff for Operations, SAC -- civilians and other members of party exit B-17 and are greeted by a lieutenant colonel at Bermuda air installation. 35': CU to MS pan left, staff car with Gen. Kenney inside pulling away other members of party, the lieutenant colonel and air policemen in fg. 52': MS Gen. Kenney and party immediately after debarking B-17. 63': N.G. 70': Series of MSs and MCUs of Brig. Gene Hutchison and severai junior grade officers during fishing trip. 177' MS right FV Brig. Gen. Hutchison standing up in fishing boat. 185': Series of MSs of Brig. Gen. Hutchison, several junior officers and one civilian during fishing trip. 281': MS right FV pan down with Brig. Gen. Hutchison holding large fish, then putting it down. 296': Series of MSs, CU,s and MLS,s of Gen. Kenney and party fishing; a shot of the shoreline; personnel from a second fishing boat; and men swimming. 396': SLATE: AZ0RES. CAMERAMAN: W. RESCE. 11 AUGUST l947. 405': Two MSs of Gen. Kenney, Brig. Gen. Hutchison, a civilian, two lieutenant colonels and other military personnel standing beside the B-27 after arrival at the Azores. 428': MS pan left, Gen. Kenney walking to and entering a staff car -- a lieutenant colonel in fg. 447': MS pan right with staff car pulling away. 458': MS pan right, two AAF captains walking away from B-17. 468': MS right FV pan left to show Gen. Kenney's B-17 being fueled. 481': MS left FV Gen. Kenney and Brig. Gen. Hutchison debarking B-17 and being greeted by the London airport manager and British Army Capt. E.C. Riley of Royal Engineers. 495': MS of the group talking beside the B-17. 511': SLATE: LONDON: CAMERAMAN: RESCE. 20 AUGUST 1947. 518': MS to MCU pan right with Myron Taylor, American Ambassador to the Vatican, and a second civilian getting out of an English automobile in London and walking away. 526': MS pan left, Gen. Kenney walking toward and greeting Ambassador Taylor beside a B-17. 540': Two MSs and a MCU of Gen. Kenney, Ambassador Taylor and Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissel, Military Air Attache of the American Emmbassy in London, standing and talking. 564': SLATE: PARIS. CAMERAMAN W. RESCE. 20 AUGUST 1947. 571': MS Ambassadcr Taylor and Gen. Kenney debarking B-17 and being greeted by a civilian and Col. Valentine of the Military attache in paris. 588': MS of the same group as a civilian debarks the B-17. 594': MS and MCU left FV Gen. Kenney talking to Col. Valentine -- Ambassador exits at left in first scene and civilian exits at right in second scene. 618': MSs of the group standing beside staff car and after Gen. Kenney and Ambassador Taylor have entered staff car. 633': MS FV of Gen. Kenney, Brig. Gen. Barker and Brig. Gen. McLain and three junior officers standing beside B-17 and saluting at Wiesbaden, Germany. 645': MCU right FV Gen. Kenney talking to Brig. Gen. Barker and Brig. Gen. McLain beside the B-17. 659': Two MLSs of Gen. Kenney and Brig. Generals Barker and McLain inspecting troops at Wiesbaden. 691': MS left RV Gen. Kenney talking to Brig. Generals Barker and McClain -- tail of B-17 in bg. 696': Two MLSs Gen Kenney and Brig. Generals Barker and McLain standing in front of troops after inspection. 716': MS pan right with Gen. Kenney walking away from troops to staff car. 729': Series of MSs of Gen. Kenney being greeted by Brig. Gen. Witzmaurice, Lt. Col. Cotton and party upon arrival at Giebelstadt, Germany -- shows the honor guard, Gen. Kenney walking toward staff car, and staff car pulling away. 801': MS and MCU FV a lieutenant colonel standing -- C-54 in bg. 818': Two MCUs of sign: HEADQUARTERS GIEBELSTADT AIR BASE, GIEBELSTADT, GERMANY. 834': Sequence of shots of Gen. Kenney talking to Giebelstadt air base officers and enlisted personnel. 921': MLS RV group of military personnel standing in front of B-29. 922': Total footage in reel [Quality: Good]. Reel 2: Series of MSs of Gen Kenney reviewing troops on arrival at Furstenfeldbruck, Germany. 22': Blank film. 27': MS pan right, Gen. Kenney debarking B-17 and walking to staff car -- AAF junior officers in bg. 49': MS FV two AAF captains standing by B-17. 55': Blank film. 62': Series of MSs of Gen. Kenney talking to Col. Valentine in Paris. 89': Series of MSs of Gen. Kenney and party being greeted at Karachi, Pakistan by a British Group Captain and other officers. 142': MS and MCU FV a Pakistan native guard. 158': Blank film. 160': MS FV Gen. Kenney talking to a Swedish Group Captain. 174': SLATE: KARACHI. CAMERAMAN: W. RESCE. 25 AUGUST 1947. 185': Blank film. 190': Two MSs right FV Gen. Kenney talking to Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank, Commander 13th AF, beside B-17 at Clark Field, Phillipine Islands. MS left FV Brig. Gen. George W. Mundy, Commanded of the 313th Bomb Wing, stationed at Clark Field, Philippines and an unidentified brigadier general of the 13th AF. 223': MS Gen. Kenney talking to Maj. Gen. Eubank and Brig. Gen. Mundy -- other military personnel and automobiles in bg. 238': Two MSs of Gen. Kenney and Maj. Gen. Eubanks beside staff car. 256': SLATE: CLARK FIELD. CAMERAMAN: W. RESCE. 28 AUGUST 1947. 275 tWO Mss of a large group of military and civiLIAN personnel standing beside building. 292': MS FV to MCU left FV pan left with Army General Douglas MacArthur, Gen. Kenney and Lt. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead, Commander of FEAF (Formerly known as PACUSA), coming out of a building and entering staff car (Possibly in Japan). 310': Blank film. 313': MS Gen. Kenney being greeted by Maj. Gen. William Morgan and the two generals saluting the honor guard somewhere in the Pacific. 347': LS low angle, formation of 21 F-80s in flight. 353': MS pan right with Gen. Kenney and Maj. Gen. Morgan walking -- honor guard in bg. 356': Series of MSs of Gen. Kenney being greeted beside has B-17 by Maj. Gen. Morgan, the two generals saluting the honor guards and talking to a group of women beside staff car. 450': Total footage in reel [Quality: Good]. Good

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