Abbeville (Ops F7) Accession Number: F02597

Description

RAF Fighter Command Operations film No. F7 of a bombing raid by Douglas Boston twin engine attack aircraft on Abbeville airfield German occupied France. Opening titles "Boston high level height eleven thousand feet visibility good; 14 July 1943 08.48 hrs; Squadron No. 107; Pilot F/O Shaw; Camera operator F/O Kelly. Aircraft letter R; Camera position No.1 hand held, No.2 mounted" Opening scene of a pilot boarding a Boston, staring up engines and taking off. Aerials from the film unit aircraft of formation of Bostons flying over the English countryside at low level. Close up shot of a Boston aircraft's nose. Aerials of Bostons escorted by Spitfire fighters. Flight over the English Channel. Shots of the bomb drop. Bostons returning from misson. Air base personnel waiting for the aircraft to return. Scene at the airbase of the Boston crew leaving on RAF trucks.

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Accession Number
F02597
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: PDN
Format: 35mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
14 July 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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