Front line Air Force Accession Number: F01553

Description

Depicting activities of RAF. RAF trucks back into landing craft; Beaufort aircraft in flight; Boston in flight; American Mitchell in flight; general activities of British, American, Australian and New Zealand personnel during voyage on landing craft; aerial shots bombs falling on target and shots inside aircraft as bombs are released; vehicles and equipment disembark on beach; army, Navy and Airforce officers seated at table in open; construction of airstrip; Kittyhawk comes in to land on new strip; fighter aircraft are serviced by American and British ground crew; American pilot climbs into cockpit; Air Vice Marshal Tedder and RAF officers on tarmac.

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Accession Number
F01553
Producer
RAF Film Production Unit
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: CMP
Format: 35mm
Sound: sound
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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