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1943 RUSSIA / DEFENCE: World War II French 'Normandie-Niemen' Squadron in Russia
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1:43Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1943
Location: RUSSIA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Seven Free French pilots walking towards and past camera
French pilots playing chess under wing of plane.
Close up Free French pilot
Close up Soviet airman
Soldiers playing chess
Close up chess board
Two men playing chess playing suddenly get up and rush off
Pilot into plane
Close up pilot putting helmet on in plane
Close up pilot in plane talking
Close up nose of plane with propeller turning
Chess board being disarranged by wind from propeller
Spitfire with Russian star on it taxiing off, another plane in foreground
LOW ANGLE two Spitfires towards and past taking off
Close up French airman standing by field wireless looking into sky
GROUND TO AIR two planes in air, one dives away from the other
Close up French military man (with Russian soldier by his side) at field wireless giving instructions SOT (untranslated)
Close up French man talking into microphone, who then hands it to Russian who speaks into it SOT (untranslated)
GROUND TO AIR two planes in air
GROUND TO AIR planes over camera and past
GROUND TO AIR GVs planes in air
Close up Frenchman with wireless set looking up to sky
GROUND TO AIR plane in air
LOW ANGLE plane landing
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