Eagles Transfer To Us Army Air Force (1942)

Titles read: “EAGLES TRANSFER TO US ARMY AIR FORCE“. Somewhere in England. Various shots of a ceremony at an aerodrome where the 3 American Eagle Squadrons, volunteer Americans to the RAF, are transferred to the United States Army Air Force (USSAF). The pilots are lined up on a square. Natural sound as Air Marshall Sir William Sholto Douglas, Head of Fighter Command bids them farewell, then Commander General Spaatz greets them on behalf of the American squadron and welcomes them to the 8th Fighter Command. The American national anthem is played as the pilots salute. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1