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| '''Cody Dailey''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/NoAvatar.gif' /></div><br/>11/29/2006 4:57:16 PM 
| Just curious if anyone knows if there is any film footage on the 401st on file anywhere.  I have seen a number of B-17 films produced by the War Department and I am always straining to see that  familiar Triangle S, but have yet to see one. <br/><br/>Cody Dailey<br/> <br/> Son of S/Sgt. JB Dailey<br/> <br/> Tail Gunner on board Tail-End Charlie/Morning Star, aircraft number: 42-31730, piloted by George Sombart (August 1944-January 1945)<br/> <br/> 615th Squadron, 401st BG<br/> 
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| '''Paul Bellamy''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/Paul Bellamy.jpg' /></div><br/>1/26/2008 9:13:31 AM 
| Hi Cody,<br/> <br/> It's taken a while, but I've finally found some footage!<br/> <br/> <u>"1st Air Division Bombing Highlights November 44 - April 45"</u><br/> <br/> I'm viewing it now, there's 22-odd minutes of silent footage, and the 3rd mission shown is Berlin, 5th December 1944 (401BG Mission 177). The first good image certainly shows a 94CBW aircraft from the diagonal fin marking.<br/> 43-38646 IW-T of the 614BS can also be glimpsed during the 1st Jan '45 mission footage, although she apparently didn't fly that day according to the Group's records. (EDIT: That's because the date on the film is wrong, the Krefeld mission was Dec 31st 44 when IW-T DID fly.)<br/> <br/> <img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k227/ramc181/grab1.jpg' /><br/> <br/> During the film the following 401BG Missions are shown:<br/> 164: Merseburg 2 Nov 44<br/> 177: Berlin 5 Dec 44 (inc. 94BCBW footage)<br/> 186(?): Bingen 29 Dec 44. <i>Titled as 30th Dec 44 on film</i><br/> 188: Krefeld 31 Dec 44 (inc. 94CBW, 401BG footage) <i>Titled as 1 Jan 45 on the film</i><br/> 189(?): Kassel 1 Jan 45. <i>Titled as 2 Jan 45 on the film</i><br/> 203: Berlin 3 Feb 45<br/> 207: Dresden 14 Feb 45<br/> 231: Berlin 18 Mar 45<br/> 239: Bremen 30 Mar 45 (inc. 94CBW footage)<br/> 242: Ingolstat 5 Apr 45 (inc. 94CBW footage)<br/> 250: Regensburg 16 Apr 45<br/> <br/> After 22 minutes the video switches to 8 minutes of Luftwaffe training films of various attacks on B-17s and B-24s, before going back to the beginning again with slightly different clarity in parts.<br/> Sadly, I can't embed the video player here, but it can be viewed by clicking [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4727721572276811022|HERE].<br/> <br/> TTFN,<br/> Paul <br/><br/>Paul Bellamy<br/> <img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/resource1.png' /><br/> 
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| '''EDanaII''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/EDanaII.jpg' /></div><br/>1/26/2008 1:00:30 PM 
| Good find, Paul. Definitely gotta show this to dad. &#x1f642; <br/><br/><a href='/p2769.ashx'><img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/wmSig401st150p.gif' /></a><br/> <br/> 
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| '''swinny''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/swinny.jpg' /></div><br/>1/26/2008 3:57:40 PM 
| Wauw great.<br/> <br/> I just downloaded it and cut out the piece of Merseburg.<br/> This is mission 164 in which " my " crew flew.<br/> <br/> I think I am going to use that for my website.<br/> <br/> Thanks again<br/> Andy <br/><br/>_________________________________<br/> <br/> <img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/swinny/margraten012.jpg' />      My adoption graves [http://www.remember-our-heroes.nl/us_401stBG.htm|http://www.remember-our-heroes.nl/us_401stBG.htm]<br/> 
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| '''EDanaII''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/EDanaII.jpg' /></div><br/>1/28/2008 9:31:18 AM 
| BTW, I think you're wrong Paul. That's not IW-T. That's IW-J, and I'm not just saying that because IW-J was my father's plane. No. Don't argue with me! It WAS IW-J! I'm not listening! La-La-La-La-La-La-La-La-La! (holds hands over ears)<br/> <br/> (Evil Grin)<br/> <br/> Ed. <br/><br/><a href='/p2769.ashx'><img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/wmSig401st150p.gif' /></a><br/> <br/> 
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| '''Phoenix''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/NoAvatar.gif' /></div><br/>1/28/2008 3:00:53 PM 
| Gotta side with Paul I'm afraid Ed looks like a T to me, unless American English is different to English English (even bigger grin).<br/> <br/> Dale <br/><br/>improvise, adapt, overcome<br/> 
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| '''EDanaII''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/EDanaII.jpg' /></div><br/>1/29/2008 9:35:10 AM 
| I said "I'm NOT LISTENING!" La-La-La-La-La-La-La-La-La-La-La!<br/> <br/> &#x1f609;<br/> <br/> Ed. <br/><br/><a href='/p2769.ashx'><img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/wmSig401st150p.gif' /></a><br/> <br/> 
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