1961 BERLIN DOCUMENTARY, WEST BERLIN, GERMANY, AUGUST AND DECEMBER 1961, 08/1961. ARC Identifier 68514 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-31891A. Summary: Coverage of an American serviceman in the Berlin Air Traffic Control Center (TCC) taking his family on a tour after work hours. Included are scenes of Berlin Wall, the famous “Death Street,” Bernauer Strasse and West Berlin Christmas decorations and holiday shoppers. Reel 1: Scenes in the Berlin Air Traffic Control Center (TCC) of MSgt Charles J. Darr, watch supervisor, checking over shoulder of two team members watching radarscope and directing air traffic in. 187′ SLATE: BERLIN. CAMERAMAN: GLADDEN. 194′ Scenes of MSgt Darr getting into car with family, driving away and arriving at Friedrich Strasse checkpoint. 278′ MCU silhouette of soldier using binoculars framed by doorway. 291′ MLS high angle and MS’s of sign in Russian, French, German and English: YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SECTOR — shows MSgt Darr and family walking up to border, talking to USA MP and leaving. 358′ SLATE: BERLIN. CAMERAMAN: GLADDEN. 364′ LS of Brandenburg Gate. 367′ MS & MCU of signs (one in German): ATTENTION WEST BERLIN and YOU ARE NOW LEAVING BRITISH SECTOR — shows MSgt Darr and family looking at sign. 411′ MLS top of Brandenburg Gate. 426′ MS’s of MSgt Darr and family as British armored car with soldiers drives up, MSgt Darr’s children climbing on car and getting down and leaving. 553′ LS & MLS of airlift memorial in front of Tempelhof AB …
Video Rating: 4 / 5