description
Full description
Airfield in foreground, explosion in the distance; with smoke rising in the background, ground crews walk calmly past; mechanics work under the wing of a Typhoon - when a shell explodes nearby, they throw themselves to the ground (reconstruction); shelling becomes more intense - film of a wrecked Dakota; various shots of airmen running for cover; in a nearby wood, there is a row of tents - film of airmen grabbing tin hats and jumping into a slit trench (various takes); close-ups of heads ducking; a man shaves, near a washing line, hears the explosion and runs, a roller flattens airfield surface - a US truck tows a roller, and we see the sweeping up process, following the surface-levelling (various angles); various shots of airmen hearing explosion and running for cover; a shell bursts, with a Typhoon taxiing in the background; panning shot of airfield, and of airmen diving for cover - a jeep is driven out of trouble; a man is digging, hears the explosion, abandons his spade, grabs a tin hat and runs; a sergeant is working on a truck's engine, looks up, grabs a tin hat, and rolls under the truck.
Physical description
35mm
