Army Air Corps drops food to Navajo people cut off by storm

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CreatorAmerican PathéPublisherAmerican PathéBrowse TopicMilitary and WarSubjectArmy Air Forces (U.S.)Navajo NationDescriptionTitle card: "ARMY PLANES SAVE STARVING INDIANS BY DROPPING FOOD - Air Corps squadron loads up near Winslow, Ariz., before taking off to aid storm-bound Navajo tribesmen"; VS aviators load crates of food into prop planes; CU man secures bags of food in plane's cargo hold; MS group of aviators study map; MLS plane takes off from desert airstrip; POV from aboard plane taking off; WS six planes take off, fly toward and over camera; VS AERIAL views of airstrip, desert landscape, mountains; MCU high angle view of plane in flight (seen from another plane); LS overhead view of plane airdropping food to ground below; MS shadow of plane moves over desert ground; MCU high angle view of plane in flight, pilot in cockpit; MS section of wing, terrain beyond; POV from rear of plane passing over desert terrain; Note: exact day not known.Video Length00:01:11Date Original1932-01-01Date Range1930s (1930-1939)TypeMoving ImageOriginal FormatNewsreelsLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionSherman Grinberg Film LibraryCollectionParamount and American Pathé Newsreel Collection Rights StatementThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights of the Sherman Grinberg Film Library; You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use; In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses; For commercial uses, please contact the Sherman Grinberg Film Library at [email protected]

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City or TownWinslowCountyNavajo CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

AgencyUnited States Department of DefensePlaceWinslow

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Identifier3427Digital FormatMP4File Size96.5 MBDigitizing InstitutionSherman Grinberg Film Library

SR003912_09_01_wm.mp4

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Army Air Corps drops food to Navajo people cut off by storm