USA / DEFENCE: World War II: Churchill sees mass paratroop exercise (1942)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Winston Churchill watches paratroopers in military exercise in South Carolina as part of his visit of the United States. Full Description: USA: South Carolina: Fort Jackson: EXT Various Winston Churchill MP (Prime Minister), smoking cigar, inspecting American paratroops LOW ANGLE three planes carrying troops dropping paratroopers LOW ANGLE parachutists dropping PAN three planes dropping more paratroopers LOW ANGLE plane dropping parachutists LOW ANGLE parachutists landing LOW ANGLE Churchill climbs on to platform to watch paratroopers doing physical training with rifles LOW ANGLE between ranks of soldiers showing Churchill in background standing on platform Close up PAN down from panama hat to Churchill Personalities - Politicians; Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), United States of America; Airforce - Active; Aviation; Military - Active; Ceremonies - M