1941 PHILIPPINES: US forces make defensive preparations

Date: 22nd September 1941

Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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Manila, Philippine Islands: GV Manilla street. GV Post Office. SV native types in shirts pan down bare feet. SV native women smoking cigars. GV rice fields. SV men working in rice fields, buffalos pulling reapers. CU water buffalo in water. CU map of Manila Bay. GV U.S. destroyers in Bay. GV U.S. destroyers in Bay. GV U.S. destroyers in Bay. GV U.S. destroyers in Bay. GV U.S. submarines in dock, flying U.S. flags. CU U.S. submarines in dock. LV Japanese ship at quayside, Japanese markings on side. CU Japanese ship at quayside.

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GV General MacArthur out of car shakes hands with Quezon, Old type field gun in background. SV Quezon pan to MacArthur. LV Menken near Poster forbidding photographs. LV Clark Field Aerodrome Gate. CU sign "Keep'em Flying." GV barracks of Corregidor Fort showing barracks. SV barracks pan planes on drome. LV planes on field. TV pan planes on field. SV natives pan to lane engine. GV beard inspection. CU bearded pilot. CU and CU bearded pilot. GV Catalina's lined up. LV man re-fueling plane. SV man turning tap. CU tattooing on ma's arm. LV Catalinas. GV tunnel under fort. SV shells entering tunnel. LV men inspecting shells. CU shells. LV piles of shells. SV men running to stations. BV running to stations. LV removing camouflage from A.A. gun. SV men at predictor pan to men at range finder. CU men at small range finder. GV disappearing gun. SV opening breach. LV wheeling shell on trolley FV running shell into breach. LV raising gun. CU officer speaking into mike. BV gun firing. SV gun firing. BV firing. BV firing. BV firing. GV troops removing clothes. SV putting clothes and equipment into part of tent. SV making tent into boat. CU tent made into boat. TV men into water. GV crossing river. GV men across ground. LV camouflaging into tank gun. SV men camouflaging helmet. GV planes over road men scatter. SV men firing. LV planes ever men. CU man firing. LV planes over and past camera. LV planes over and past camera. Air view convoy of ships. Air view Catalina flying near ship. Shot from Catalina wing float going up. Air view Catalinas flying over convoy. Air view SV Catalinas flying over convoy. Air view SV catalina. Air view Catalina pan down to submarine. Air view convoy.

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