Sweets For German Children (1948)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Title reads: “Operation Little Vittles“. Sweets for German children, Berlin, Germany. M/Ss group of German children waving to USAAF (United States Air Force) aeroplane. Various shots children running after tiny parachutes dropping from plane. C/U boys eating sweets from the small parcels on the parachutes. Small boy eating sweets gives a bite to another child. M/S children running with the small parachutes. M/S very little girl running with her tiny parachute. M/S aircraft with crowd of children around it, they are waiting for the pilot to throw out sweets which he does. C/U children with outstretched hands. C/U children with outstretched hands. C/U pilots throwing out sweets from aircraft. M/S pilot throwing out sweets, pan to scramble for them by German children. Date given on old record is 11/10/1948. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FA