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Gasdick, Joseph

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1941

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Black and white film taken by American Volunteer Group (AVG) Crew Chief Joe Gasdick (no sound). The footage, dated circa 1941, documents the training and flight activities of the American Volunteer Group (AVG) "Flying Tigers," servicemen organized by the U.S. Government to aid in the defense of China during the Second Sino-Japanese war.

Time-stamped scene list: 00:05 Boat trip. View of the ocean, flying airplane, boat masts, islands. 01:15 Sailor spraying water off boat deck. AVG and other passengers in life preserver jackets working on deck. View of ocean. 02:25 Ships and boats on ocean. 03:15 Sunbathing AVG. Boat masts. AVGs in a cabin. 04:05 Aerial shots of clouds and fields. 04:30 AVG's in a cabin. Aerial shots of clouds, river, mountains, airplane propeller and wings. 06:40 AVG's on deck. Sailors painting masts. 07:15 Chinese rural field. Farmers planting young rice plants. 08:55 Street and field of rural area. Housing of farmers. Working water buffalo. Farmers pumping up water. Horses carrying a load. 10:35 P-40 being repaired in Kunming. P-40 #124 at repairing area. Ground crew working on wheel. 10:55 AVG 1st SQ ground crew group picture with Kitten in front of P-40 in Kunming. (1st row: Harrington, Uebele, Locke, Kern?, Cornelius, Kenner)

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Fei Hu Films research and production files (RHC-88)