Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. FAREWELL BARBECUE FOR GENERAL BILLY MITCHELL

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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. FAREWELL BARBECUE FOR GENERAL BILLY MITCHELL

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. FAREWELL BARBECUE FOR GENERAL BILLY MITCHELL

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Summary: Coverage of picnic for Gen Mitchell following his demotion to colonel and assignment to Texas as 8th Area Aid officer. Shows guests eating, Gen Mitchell serving plates, guests drinking and much horseplay. All officers are wearing civilian clothes. (Shot list to follow.) Pan left then right across picnic grounds, people sitting on grass and eating and Maj Arnold (in knickers and cap) standing. 121' COMMANDER RICHARDSON, GEN MITCHELL, GEORGE GOODACRE AND MAJOR H.H. ARNOLD IN CONFERENCE. 128' CU pan right to show Comdr H.C. Richardson (Navy Materiel Div) and Gen Mitchell peering through hole in doughnut, George Goodacre (host for the party) and Maj Arnold. l53' OBSERVATION GROUP, BRIG GEN WILLIAM MITCHELL, COMMANDING. l58' MS of Gen Mitchell with plate of food at serving table. 191' PETE MELVILLE AND DAVE LINGLE HAVE A FORCED LANDING -- DO YOU BLAME 'EM? 199' MS of Lt Phillips, Lt Melville and Lt David C. Kingle sitting on grass beside two young ladies. 227' CIVILIZED MAN CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT COOKS. 231' CU of Gen Mitchell, wearing apron and chef's hat, serving large chunks of barbecued beef to Brig Gen Fechet. 258' SCENE SHOWING CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE AIR SERVICE AND THE WELL-KNOWN NAVY. 265' CU of Gen Mitchell serving Comdr Richardson large chunk of beef. 283' THE THREE MUST-GET-THEIRS -- MAJ L. H. DRENNON, MAJ J. H. JOUETT, AND MINE HOST GEORGE L. GOODACRE, IN ACT OF PRESERVING THE GAS SUPPLY. 295' MS of three men filling glasses from jug. 331' THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. 337' CU's of bottles and beer keg on table. 380' SHOWING THE GENERAL GETTING READY TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COMMITTEE. 387' CU of Gen Mitchell, in apron and chef's hat, sharpening large knife. 42l' MRS. FECHET DRAWS A PLATTER OF GOLDFISH. 424' CU of Gen Mitchell serving plate. 441' THE SHADES OF NIGHT WERE FALLING FAST, AS HAND TO HAND THE BEER WAS PASSED. 450' Scenes of crowd drinking around bonfire. 501' THIS IS WHERE JOHN BOCKHORST BECAME SO FILLED WITH CHEER THAT HE GOT THE PICTURE OUT OF FOCUS -- NOTE THE FUZZINESS OF THE FILM. 515' CU's of Maj Arnold with cap reversed. (Blurred) 525' AND THE COOK BECAME SO CONFUSED THAT MAJOR ARNOLD HAD TO HELP HIM OUT. 535' Scenes of Maj Arnold walking around, filling cups from porcelain pitcher and drinking from pitcher. 578' B0CKHORST SINGS, "PROUD OCTOBER ALE", AIDED AND ABETTED BY LIEUTENANT MAITLAND. 585' CU of group of men drinking and pouring beer on each other. 621' THE END -- A HAPPY, HAPPY END -- GOO' NIGHT! GOO' NIGHT!. 627' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Dupe negative)

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