The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker returns in rescue plane (Catalina aircraft) after 21 days adrift at sea and tells of his experiences. Commentary by Ernest Walsh, Fox Movietone International.
Extracts from News From Home No. 22. Victory at El Alamein, through Hellfire Pass and on to Bardia and Tobruk (See also F01833 for unedited Department of Information footage)2. (2 min 44 sec). Russi
1. (59 sec) Funeral of Squadron Leader "Bluey" Truscott 2. (1 min 32 sec) Brisbane, Queensland. Australians and Americans participate in a combined rodeo (Cinesound) 3. (1 min 39 sec) British Army tec
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 12 No 32. News of the week 1. (1 min 8 sec) Arrival in Australia of Catalina Flying Boat for service with the RAAF. Interview with Captain Patrick Gordon Taylor,
1. (4 min 18 sec) Tokyo raid by carrier borne Mitchell Bombers from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet on 18 April 1942 led by Major General Doolittle. Admiral Halsey and General Henry H. Arnold also app
1. (1 min 8 sec) Women's services swimming championships are held at Bondi baths. Commentary by Jack Davey, Movietone. 2. (2 min 12 sec) The historic meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt at Casabla
Extracts from News From Home No. 241. (1 min 38 sec) The Austen gun, an Australian adaption of the Sten, goes through its paces at Port Kembla, NSW. 2. (3 min 10 sec) An American aircraft carrier is s