This took my breath away. Olger is my Grandpa’s brother. He has always been remembered in our large extended family. My son wrote a report on his Great Great Uncle Olger a few years ago for school. Our last name is pronounced “all”, as in “all of us”. The Belgium Historical Society, where the memorial is located, contacted my Uncle regarding this video. He has been working with them for several years. My Uncle has since shared this footage with his siblings, and my Dad just shared with his kids. This is tremendously appreciated by “Aal of us”. In the most sincerest heartfelt gratitude, thank you so VERY much for the special work you are doing!

@PeriscopeFilm

12 күн бұрын

Wow! Wonderful! Thanks so much we are absolutely ecstatic that you've been able to share this with the Aal family. If you can share any other information please do via email to contact(at)PeriscopeFilm.com

@jonaal3189

11 күн бұрын

Hi Jodie, This is Jon your brother Mikes brother. A Tom Kenevan just sent this clip to me. I second that- takes my breath away also. Not being a computer wiz, it's taken a lot of trail and error to get this far. Still trying to wrap my head around All this technology. U have to remember that grew up in the days when a Manuel typewriter and slide rule all we had. I would appreciate you sending a copy of the report your son made up. I have other reports on Olger that were sent to me having taken over Olger's memorial on Find a Grave. Sorry didn't get to the graduation party, we were all sick here. Jon

@rodneydavenport4646

5 күн бұрын

I hope Aal the family is well! Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. From Rodney Davenport, 71, from 30 miles south of Atl, Ga. My dad was an MP in the fight against the Japanese. He made it home and passed at 65.

@enclavex69

3 күн бұрын

That’s amazing what a great story to pass down 👍

Your organization deserves a national endowment for helping to preserve history!

@PasleyAviationPhotography

18 күн бұрын

No, because they sell copies of public domain films. Those are free you know.

@PeriscopeFilm

18 күн бұрын

@PasleyAviationPhotography we've rescued over 20,000 films from destruction. How did we do it? By licensing footage to content creators. There's no crime in that and I think -- most sane people believe -- it's a worthwhile undertaking. See: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q5x-q6uhqNHNj6Q.html

@captaintoyota3171

18 күн бұрын

​@PasleyAviationPhotography yeah cause you know ppl like you fund organizations like this by the millions of dollars. Oh wait actually govt/public DOESNT fund things like this. Why? Humans are inheirently greedy selfish liars. So grow up you're on a rock going 64k mph through an infinite universe let these guys make some profit for the good work they do. And do u know where else u can get said "public domain" films? If no where damn right they should charge 4 labor and supplies to make and distribute these films

@thedomesticoperator

17 күн бұрын

@@PeriscopeFilm o7

@guaporeturns9472

17 күн бұрын

@@PasleyAviationPhotographyYou are missing the point

My late father passed when I was just 4 years old. A British national, he served in the South African army during WW2. I have his service record from enlistment to de-mob. Would loved to have spoken with him about his service in East and North Africa, but all that knowledge is gone forever. You guys do a great job!

I used to not like Periscope Films because I didn’t understand Periscope Films. Now I love Periscope Films.

@dr.zacharysmith1207

13 күн бұрын

😜🤪🤡

Astounding that even after all these years, all these decades, we're STILL piecing together artifacts, unsung heros, and technology from WWII.

If you're here, I assume the study of history is a passion of yours. As such, I doubt the significance of this find is lost on you. After nearly a century of documentation, how many more incredible relics like this are still out there? I feel genuinely honoured to be one of the first people in decades, possibly ever to actually watch this treasure. Thank you and thanks to anyone who has supported this channel to enable events like this

@suzukiyesteryear

16 күн бұрын

Incredible the acetate film material lasted to this day.

That’s my grandpa’s brother! Thanks for uncovering this!

@PeriscopeFilm

13 күн бұрын

Wow that's amazing ! Can you get in touch with us and tell us more? contact(at)periscopefilm(dotcom)

Very cool! As a Norwegian, I recognized that surname immediately (Aal). It's pronounced "Ohh-l" (Like in the word "oh", but without the "H"). Lot's of Norwegians who emigrated to USA settled in North/South Dakota, Minnesota etc. In Norway, we'd write his first name "Holger". His last name basically means "chute" (as a chute in a river). Thanks for sharing!

@PeriscopeFilm

17 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment. We absolutely are convinced we're going to get this to Aal's family -- with help from people like you! Please share the video with friends in the Norweigian-American community if you can.

@kimvibk9242

14 күн бұрын

Not that it is important, but in Norwegian, Danish, Dutch and German 'aal' is also the name of the fish eel.

@taraaal

12 күн бұрын

Hi! Thanks for adding this info about the pronunciation of our name and the meaning of Holger. "Holger" was my grandfather's brother ❤Last year I visited Norway for the first time. It's SO beautiful!

@taraaal

12 күн бұрын

@@kimvibk9242 I've always loved that my last name, "Aal," means eel. Thanks for confirming that I got that right 😁

@bardo0007

3 күн бұрын

@@taraaal Takk for besøket , hope you had a good time here. 👍

Thank you so much for not only treating these pieces of history with the proper care and respect they deserve but also for finding the personal stories involved in these. History isn't just events or pictures, it's people and I think today you showed how important it is to remember who the people behind the cameras are. I wish you the best in finding his family and hope that it reaches them someday. Heirlooms like that are precious to those with family who were in the War and it being treated with the respect it deserves is truly touching. Thank you for loving and preserving history, not just the film footage but the people involved as well. Any loss of history feels like a personal tragedy to me so I can only emphasize how much your project gives me some positive hope that the future regains the context of the past. Godspeed guys, your work and passion is inspiring

Grandpa flew in WWI and WWII. He had some reels of file that he came home with. One reel that I really enjoyed was fill with P51 camera clips. So I took the 16 mm projector, the real of film and a few more and the World War III Belle, and Howell screen to science class in high school back in the 70’s. Well, I left all the equipment and that reel there overnight for a second showing, and the real went missing. I was devastated and my parents were really really ticked off at me. There were more than a few ME 262 shoot downs, along with impossible explosions that the aircraft went through and obviously made it because they got the film back. Those young men went through treetops shrapnel, gunfire, and pieces of ME 109’s to get the job done. 22 years later when my classmate and thief grew up and came to his senses, he/she anonymously, sent the real back to where I was living in the same town. However, the World War II 16 mm type was destroyed as it did almost turned to dust. The rest of the rules we had sent to the Smithsonian still in the 70s to make sure that the footage was preserved. Another famous reel that I really liked was some footage that my grandfather took in 1945 when he was flying around Mount Fuji after the armistice was signed. (he and his team are on the Missouri to film the signing by the way.) 41 years later, I found myself looking at the cockpit window at Mount Fuji and realized I was in the exact same spot. My grandfather had been.

@JammyCrackcorn

2 күн бұрын

Assholes who stole that from you…I hope they are reading this ..Low conniving thief!!

Legends, you guys are true legends. We must preserve and share this history on film with the youth. Maybe just maybe seeing our past can save our future as a species

@CampingWithCats

17 күн бұрын

YES!

Lt. Quentin Aanenson flew the P-47 Thunderbolt for the U.S. Army Air Force in Europe after the invasion. He was profiled in Ken Burns's documentary of WW II. Many years later, he and his family produced a DVD of his war experience titled "A Fighter Pilot's Story." I purchased a copy. While I haven't watched it recently, I recall him saying during the documentary that much of his gun camera footage had been lost. Perhaps you have found some of his film. The DVD was produced in association with WETA-TV, Wasington D.C. The jacket states that it was produced and written by Quentin C. Aanenson, P.O. Box 30402, Bethesda, MD 20824. I think he passed away some years ago, but his family was still offering the DVD for purchase.

@TheSaturnV

15 күн бұрын

Thank you for all this terrific info. I watched "A Fighter Pilot's Story" back when it came out and was blown away by the stories he told. I think his documentary captured what that era was like more than anything else I've watched. In particular, I remember him talking about the feeling of strafing troops and horses with the 8 x 50cals and with the touch of his rudder pedals he decided who was going to be on the receiving end. He said it make him sick to see the results, but he knew it was his duty.

That's amazing. Digging that old crate out of the archives was like a scene from Indiana Jones.

Thats why I watch anything on the 8th air force from WW 2 ,IN HOPES OF SEEING MY GRANDFATHER,thanks guys

Wow imagine being a relative of this fellow. Didn't expect this to be so affecting

@taraaal

12 күн бұрын

I'm a relative and definitely more affected than I thought I would be... really cool

I shared this with my friends in North Dakota.

I have a relative that flew the P-47 for the 362nd FG. I have their unit history book.

You guys are doing a great service in preserving history. Thanks for all your hard work🙏

Remember if you don't know history you will repeat history

@toddburgess6792

17 күн бұрын

With film, it can be an endless loop.

@gregwilliamson3001

15 күн бұрын

That statement is SO relevant in 2024!

@ed-gw3ov

15 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, too many people are ignorant to history......

@bobbysnow5478

13 күн бұрын

That means , repeat in not a good way!

@earlshaner4441

13 күн бұрын

@@bobbysnow5478 a fact and truth my friend that is what we are seeing in the Democrats party and friends and media and Hollywood

The picture in that book shelf to the left of the gentleman that is seated is General Chuck Yeager and Jackie Cochran. During that time she was attempting to break some speed records. And when that particular photo was taken, she was bitching about the heat, and Yeager was telling her to suck it up! That footage you found, that is priceless now. What a find, thanks!

@PeriscopeFilm

17 күн бұрын

Wow good eyes! BTW it’s a signed photo - love the back story.

@abundantYOUniverse

17 күн бұрын

@@PeriscopeFilm Wow awesome thanks!

Truely amazing what you gentlemen are doing. I’m an Australian (living in Sydney, Australia) and I’ve been a fan of yours for a longtime… Didn’t realise how far you went with your ‘duty’.. Awe inspiring… Congratulations Christopher

@PeriscopeFilm

14 күн бұрын

Thanks @christopherbrett Visit us on Patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm to take a deep dive behind the scenes!

I really appreciate what you folks are doing in trying to preserve the history from these films. I hope you're able to connect with the family of Lt. Aal.

@Itsjoe1986

13 күн бұрын

They did!

I hope you find the NASA tapes too!! With trajectory data on included 😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣😂

@PeriscopeFilm

18 күн бұрын

Still looking for those lol -- although in theory they are videotapes so would escape our mandate!

Periscope Films is doing a outstanding job bringing history like this back

Thank you for the SERVICES you do, keeping these records and experiences alive for families. My dad, whom I mentioned in another comment with out naming him, was James Donald "Pug" March. After serving on the Hornet CV-8, he was trained and joined the crew of a Consolidated "CORONADO" PB2Y four-engine long-rang flying boat as the bombardier. For some time in 1943 they flew a number of long-distance overnight bombing missions, to attack ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy where they had been reported at anchor in island river mouths, inlets, and bays around the Pacific. They used Celestial navigation, and tried to time their arrival for first light so as to attack before the crew were all at their stations. He didn't talk much about his combat experience; What he liked to recall were his pals and buds, exploring the recently-liberated islands, or cobbling together a makeshift sailboat from abandoned used drop tanks and parachute cloth, then tooling around the lagoon among the anchored ships and flying boats moored to buoys. I don't know if there are any surviving gun camera films from those missions by the Coronados, But it would be mighty. interesting to find and view some. One of his friends was a PB2Y pilot name Stan Mahoney, who self-published his autobiography *"I'm in Aviation Now!"* Stan was featured and interviewed in one episode of the History Channel series: *_The War Boats - the Flying Boats._* (episode 3)

Cheers periscope films from the philippines!...old films are gold compared to todays pretty low quality contents. Appreciate your digitizing those treasures.

Good work thanks guys.. from New Zealand. Both my grandfather's served in ww1 . Never forget! Peace bro 😊

You guys deserve to have a show on the history channel ! thanks for what you do!

@PeriscopeFilm

17 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you! We are happy to have fans like you !!

It`s time to pay tribute to all staff of Periscope Films, such a great, magnificent Organisation because their unvaluable and priceless job, bringing back all those footages coming from on board fighter planes in World War II, amog many other topics in the modern development of society since mid 20th Century, as well. A true commitment of labor and love for the history. Cheers, guys!!!. a salute and thank you, from Bogota, Colombia, South America.

Thanks!

@PeriscopeFilm

17 күн бұрын

Thanks so much. Support like this makes it possible! Want to go behind the scenes? Please visit us on Patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm

My father armed and fueled P-51 Mustangs in Italy in WWII. He was in the 307th Squadron of the 31st Fighter Group. They would watch gun camera footage in a big tent at night. He recounted many dogfights to me with graphic detail. During this time, my dad was 19 and 20 years old, and most of the pilots were 21 to 25. They were indeed the greatest American generation up to this point.

The Aal family is probably in Fargo and West Fargo, ND. The family used to be in Williston. Go on lien. The current surnamed ones would be grandchildren.

@Itsjoe1986

13 күн бұрын

Washington State actually 😉

@taraaal

12 күн бұрын

Hi -- we're all over now (spread over different states), but my father (Olger was his Uncle) was born in Williston.

1:19 For those unfamiliar with WW2 gun camera footage, those cameras are pointing fore and aft in this cockpit of a P47 Thunderbolt. These were not the normal camera setup. This was specifically done to get footage for a documentary shot in 1944 called of all things, THUNDERBOLT. You can watch it right here on Periscope Films: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYZqzrmMebq7f6Q.htmlsi=zEACL4mikCci1wMX

Good save. My coworker’s dad flew p-47’s. I don’t know which theatre. He found a box of gun camera footage, in the attic, fused together by forty years of 140° heat. He recalled viewing them, as a child.

@PeriscopeFilm

6 күн бұрын

Sad story -- yes it does happen a lot. The Kennedys lost their entire 1930s/40s home movie collection when Joseph P. Kennedy's basement flooded!

Just want to say that what you guys are doing(especially with this particular film) is not only Awesome, but extremely pertinent here between Memorial day & the 4th. Thank you for making the time to do/share this!!

@PeriscopeFilm

17 күн бұрын

Well said! Thanks so much

What a great service to History...! Well done you guys...! Cheers.

Seeing the tech mount up the film reel took me back to my projectionist days. You people are doing great work!

Your channel has some amazing historical videos, but seeing this adds context to what you guys actually do to obtain and publish these videos on your channel.

I am so glad to have come across this particular video. I have been a fan of Periscope Film for many years now but I did not know what the organization was all about. I now have a much better understanding of how these historically significant visual tales have come to be. I started out by watching many of Periscope Film's postings of 1940's and 50's Indianapolis 500 videos. I was of the impression that Periscope Film was an archive of the United States Government. But, now I've an even better appreciation of your company knowing that, instead this is a private enterprise. I am very impressed with the work you guys do. Thank You! Tim DOB 8-6-1952

WE LOVE YOUR FILMS! Thank you so much!

In the late 1970's I lived in New York City. There was a below-ground "jumble" shop in SoHo which was FILLED with hundreds of films. They were in ancient looking metal and fiber reel boxes, many with straps and buckles, stacked on the floor and walls, all the way to the ceiling. Some were huge... large diameter, and obviously 35mm. But there were many 16mm films, too. I don't recall what any of the labels were that I could see. I always wondered what happened to these. I imagine that they probably got trashed somewhere after the shop closed.

@Imtahotep

3 күн бұрын

More likely: Nitrate film is a type of film that was made from cellulose nitrate, a chemical also used in military explosives, and was used in movies from the 1890s to the 1950s. Nitrate film is highly flammable and can ignite spontaneously at temperatures as low as 120°F (49°C). It can also burn underwater and will continue to burn even if doused with water. When nitrate film burns, it releases toxic fumes that can quickly damage film that isn't stored properly. National Science and Media Museum blog Introduction to nitrate film - National Science and Media Museum blog Nov 3, 2011 - What is nitrate film? Cellulose nitrate was first used as a base for photograph... BFI All about... nitrate film | BFI Aug 26, 2022 NPR What's The Issue With Nitrate Film Stock? It's Combustible : NPR Apr 10, 2017 EverPresent How to Spot and Handle Dangerous Nitrate Film - EverPresent Aug 23, 2018 - How Dangerous is Nitrate Film? Nitrate film is made from cellulose nitrate, a ... Nitrate film is also unstable and can decompose over time, becoming toxic. Signs of decomposition include yellowing or amber coloring, brittleness, and soft gelatin. If nitrate film decomposes, it can ruin the images it contains. To prevent this, nitrate film should be stored in temperature-controlled vaults away from the public, and any devices that could ignite the film should be kept at a safe distance.

This is so important. Thank you. Thank you all for helping them.

I passed this on to a friend who is from Williston.

Words fail me, this is brilliant as well as tragic! Great work everybody involved in this amazing work!

Thank you! I’m another member of the Aal family. Olger was my grandfather’s brother. We’re excited to see this. You guys are amazing 🙏💫

@PeriscopeFilm

12 күн бұрын

Wow -- it's just awesome. Thank you so much. Sharing with the entire team here.

Thank you so much for preservation of these films.

You folks are doing outstanding work! Hopefully his family will be located and you can share this with them. Well done!

You guys do a GREAT job! Thank you so much! Keep 'em coming!

Thanks much for this behind-the-scenes of how you guys do your work. I really appreciate it and it's nice to put faces to the channel.

I have always enjoyed your films. Thanks for preserving all of this valuable footage.

Hey his grandparents came over from my country Norway back in the 1870's. Aal or Ål is a common name here. Very interesting story.

Wow !!! can’t wait to see

I'd like to say thank you guys for what you have done..

Very cool you guys, keep up the good work!

I watch your videos as often as I can and I am subscribed to your Channel

Thanks for preserving these historical films,.

Excellent, thanks for posting this!

Thanks for all your work and videos guys love it

🙏🇺🇸RIP, Hero and I most respectfully Salute you🇺🇸🙏

My autistic son absolutely loves your video on the big boy steam engine. Thanks for saving these videos.

Thanks for what you guys do.

Your organization deserves to run the films backwards.

Awesome stuff you guys are doing...

Great work!

Great work! Thank you. Hopefully you can locate the family.

I have only started watching this , and had to stop at the point where one of your guys showed the camera . It has been some years now , but I used to help out with the Museum of Communication , here in Scotland , and we had a Vinten ( best known for making tripods and heads ) 16mm machine gun camera , which would have been fitted in the wing of a Spitfire , or other aircraft , in place of one of the machine guns , and activated by the same linkage that fired the other machine guns . We never had any footage from any of these cameras , but it is my understanding they were activated along with the machine guns . The camera will still , most likely , be in the museum's collection , but I moved house and have not been connected with them in some 25 years or so . I sincerely hope you manage to get the footage to Pilot officer AAl's family , and if you have found the memorial , you have perhaps found a grave where he now lies ?

@PeriscopeFilm

16 күн бұрын

We don't have any Spitfire or RAF gun camera footage that we're aware of! We've seen R.A.F. gun cameras -- the British units were similar to those used by the USAAF but of a different make altogether.

This is awesome!

What great work you guys do.

You are doing some wonderful stuff.

Wow, what incredible footage, I never knew there were gun cameras back then.

INCREDIBLE STUFF!! Excellent work, Peri, as usual !!!!!!!

@PeriscopeFilm

17 күн бұрын

Thanks again! Please share it!!

@Elmer-hf1je

17 күн бұрын

Keep doing what you are doing guys, you are the best !

Really cool guys I hope you find his relatives carrying on 😀🇨🇦

Wow! What an honor to see this

thank you for doing what you do...Gods Blessings upon you...

I have some prewar and up until the early 1960’s 16mm Kodachrome films . It was neat to see this time span in high quality color .

Amazing work you do

Way to go guys this is real, real cool!

I'm looking forward to this rare find.🙂👍

Great video...👍

New history loving subscriber here from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

Truly the coolest !!!!

Amazing.I CANT FIND THE WORDS GUYS.😊😊😊

I just subscribed , great work . Wish i could see thing from my Dad time in the war .

Nice job guys!!

Just Awesome !!

Weird to be watching something on thus channel that isn't from >50 years ago!❤

After many years, I love this particular video. Please branch off to making these kinds of videos. You all did a terrific job.

@PeriscopeFilm

16 күн бұрын

If we can actually make these videos viable, we will ! Please share with friends -- thanks.

@sendachimptospace

16 күн бұрын

@PeriscopeFilm Oh I will. My grandfather would live on this channel. Watched the other two behind-the-scenes videos. I could literally binge-watch this television show. Fantastic!

My bday. August 3, 1944. Gotta love all those guy!!!

You guys are seriousely awsome. I hope one day you get the second angle from the grassy knoll.

@burntofferings3770

17 күн бұрын

The front shots from the Cuban Mob snipers in the sewers that got him in the neck sending him reeling back into his seat are the ones I would care to see.

On behalf of posterity, thanks guys.

@PeriscopeFilm

17 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Please share!

It's neat to see the people doing the work!

@PeriscopeFilm

16 күн бұрын

Thanks and thanks for being a sub!

Hope you find the Aal family, I think they would love to see it.

Cheers lads... keep it up

Several years ago someone in the Imperial War Museum, London, found some gun camera footage linked to a then surviving ex-RAF pilot. He was presented with a copy of the film which he later showed at the Sailing Club. Along with his Log books it was a most interesting evening. Apparently he was trained at a flying school in the neutral USA, before coming back to England to fly with a front line squadron, firstly in Spitfires and later in Mustangs. The films showed how he messed up many parked aircraft, trains and vehicles. As he said he was lucky to survive, so many of his flying school class did not.

So many heroes,so little recognition.

That was very cool.

I looked up this family name on the web and the Find a Grave website had some useful information. It looks like Olger had an older brother, George, who married and had a son, Leslie George All. Leslie died in early 2002 at the age of 75, but his obituary on Find a Grave refers to his wife, daughter and son who survive him, as well as several grandchildren. The obituary also indicates that Leslie's five siblings survive him.

I understand. Thank you for your answer. Good luck with your channel. Kind regards Newt

Outstanding 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@PeriscopeFilm

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Would like to see more videos like this