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1941 LIBYA / DEFENCE: World War II: Field Marshall Smuts in Western Desert
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2:44Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1941
Location: LIBYA, WESTERN DESERT
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
LIBYA: Western Desert:
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AIR TO AIR shot of planes
INT PLANE
Field Marshal Jan Smuts (Prime Minister of South Africa) looking out of plane window
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AIR TO AIR shot of clouds
AIR TO AIR shot of escort Tomahawks
INT PLANE
Side view of Smuts inside plane
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TRACKING SHOT from plane as it comes in to land
Field Marshal Smuts along with officers
Troops standing to attention
Smuts inspecting soldiers
Fighter planes flying overhead
Smuts shaking hands with officers
Smuts and officers looking at map
Isie Krige (Mrs Smuts - wife of Field Marshal Smuts) shaking hands with men
Back view of Smuts in car through lines of cheering men
Smuts and officers walking across desert rubble
Officer explaining something to Smuts
Crowd of soldiers waving helmets in air and cheering
TRACKING SHOT past line of soldiers waving helmets
Sergeant
Back view of Smuts standing in car along road
INT PLANE
Side View of Smuts sitting in plane
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Various AIR TO AIR shots of planes flying in distance
Planes flying low over soldiers in formation
Smuts and officers walking past soldiers
Soldiers standing to attention
Planes flying PAN DOWN to Smuts inspecting troops
Smuts inspecting small line of soldiers
Officer saluting Smuts with wing of plane in background
Smuts saluting and along to plane
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