Eighth Army glider troops taking off for Sicily / American paratroops in final North Afric...(1943)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Pictures just released by censors feature Eighth Army glider troops taking off for Sicily, and American paratroops in final North African rehearsal. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: How Airborne Troops Attacked (First Pictures) NORTH AFRICA: EXT PAN mass of gliders lined up on North African airfield Gliders lined up Personnel including Red Cross getting into glider Towing plane taxiis off PAN to glider being towed off PAN to more towing planes ready to take off Glider being towed off showing US Star Three American transport planes dropping parachutes Plane dropping containers Parachutists dropping from six planes Men (parachutists) jumping out of plane and opening parachutes (good shot) Mass of parachutists dropping and five planes flying overhead Mass of parachutists dropping to ground Parachutists landing on