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Loading of Cargo Aircraft (1943)

1943 · Short film · 25 min

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Made during WWII to train ground personnel, this film shows the proper way to prepare cargo for air transport, and how to load a transport aircraft. It also shows the role of the Air Transportation Officer in confirming that aircraft are loaded properly. The planes shown are the Curtiss C-46 Commando, and Douglas C-47 Skytrain and C-53 Skytrooper transports. (A C-53 is simply a DC-3 that was specifically designed for military service. Unlike the C-47 it does not have big cargo doors, a reinforced floor, or beefy landing gear.) The film was made by the Air Transport Command of the U.S. Army Air Forces and is copyright 1943. Titles: The Army Air Forces presents Loading of Cargo AIrcraft (:08-:28). Map of the world. C-47 comes in for a landing. Meatball type logo that reads: The Air Transport Command U.S. Army Air Forces (:29-1:03). Crew pack and load. Cargo is tied down. An officer looks at the packaging of a product. A man packs a crate. An officer looks at items with a clipboard. He and a man open a crate and look at it (1:04-2:43). Boxes are taken out of a crate and put on a counter. A man starts to package up a machine part. A man packs up a smaller item into a box (2:44-4:03). Fragile instrument is wrapped in felt and then packaged. A man packages a box. Plywood is held by hands. Steel wire is used to reinforce a box (4:04-5:24). Steel tape is used and locked in place. packages ready to be mailed. An officer looks at a crate and it is properly labeled. Piles of boxes and…

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Running time
25 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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