Us Airman Hit By B17 Cannon Shot (1940)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown. Two American airmen stand by the tail gun of a B17 Bomber. Closer shots show the officer removing pieces of metal from the flak jacket on the other man’s chest. It looks like the flyer was hit by a 20 mm cannon round and was saved by his protective equipment. CU of man whose life was saved holding up bullet that hit him. 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 (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.