[Walcheren] (Ops 276) Accession Number: F02619

Description

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 support of the 21st Army Group. Shows Lancaster bomber formation at high altitude over dense cloud cover. Anti-aircraft flak bursts.

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Accession Number
F02619
Maker
RAF Bomber Command
Classification
Film
Object Type
Film
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: PMP
Format: 35mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
October 1944-November 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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