Far East Operations (1944)

Location Unknown / Unclear - Far East. Brief street scene shot, policeman directing traffic. Several shots of the children, some white and some Asian, being carried into aircraft. Several shots from the plane as it taxes and rises. Various shots of army stores with men carrying and loading boxes of supplies into truck. Close up shot of a board reading ’China’. Several RAF (Royal Air Force) officers looking at map, plane behind them. People putting boxes into plane. Several air shots of snow-capped mountain peaks through clouds. Asian men looking at camera. British soldier playing with a little Asian boy. Several shots of the people working in marshy field. Several shots of men loading lorries with boxes from army stores. Close up shot of a sign reading ’Chungking China’, men loading lorries in background. Supplies are probably flown to China from a neighbouring country. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMEN