The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
RAF Bomber Command operational film No 257. Coverage of the raid on Dresden, Germany on the night of 13-14 February 1945 by seven hundred and seventy three Lancaster heavy bombers of Nos 1, 3 and 5 Groups. A total of two thousand six hundred and fifty tons of bombs and incendaries were dropped in the night raid and caused massive damage to the city and very high civilian casualities. The night raid was followed by a daylight raid on the 14 February by three hundred and ten USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. Shows Lancasters of Nos 463 and 467 Squadrons RAAF taxi on the runway at RAF Station Waddington, Lincolnshire prior to take off. Lancasters taking off. Long shot of the bomber stream and close up of a Lancaster's engines. The night raid and bombing.
RAF Bomber Command Operational film No 243 of attack on the German town of Düren in support of the 1st and 9th American Armies. Düren was attacked by four hundred and eighty five Lancasters and thirte
This film comprises three distinct items. The first features Hawker Typhoon fighters of an unidentified RAF Squadron in attacks on German positions with rocket projectiles and 20mm cannon fire. The se
RAF Bomber Command operational film No 263 of daylight raid on Cologne (Köln). Identified unit is 346 Squadron (Free French) RAF operating Handley Page Halifax heavy bombers. Various shots of Halifax
Coverage of operations by aircraft of the Second Tactical Airforce (2nd TAF) and Bomber Command in the Caen area, Normandy in support of Operation Overlord. Mid air shots of RAF Boston aircraft of No
RAF Bomber Command operational film No 276 daylight raid by Lancasters on the German held island of Walcheren, Netherlands. One of the seventeen raids on Walcheren carried out by Bomber Command in sup
RAF Bomber Command operational film taken during 463 Squadron RAAF support of Allied ground operations in Normandy July 1944. Formation of Lancaster bombers on daylight raid. Tracking shot of an Avro
