Bob Curtis: home movie Nos 463 and 467 Squadrons RAAF and return to Australia 1943-1944 Accession Number: F04790

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Waddington, England operational base for 463 and 467 Squadrons (Sqns) RAAF flying Avro Lancaster heavy bombers. Shows Australian airmen Bill Brill, Ron Fuller and Bill McMahon, Lancaster aircraft and Ted Freeman. Bill Brill again. 4000lb bomb - Bill Brill, Ron Fuller and Bill McDonald. Bill McMahon, Bob Curtis - 463/467 Sqn scenes at Waddington. The Lakes District northern England on leave by car - Bill McMahon, Ted Freeman, Bob Curtis and Bill McDonald. Waddington scenes - Ron Fuller, Ted Freeman, Bill Brill, Bob Curtis and Daryl Proctor. Batwomen at Waddington. Leaving for Australia Ron Fuller, Ted Freeman, Bill Brill and Bob Curtis. New York Hospitality Beach Club. Torquay, Devon, England - Bob Curtis on leave. Onboard HMS Battleaxe -New York and New Hebrides Bora Bora - Ted Freeman, Ron Fuller and Bob Curtis.

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Accession Number
F04790
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Classification
Film
Object Type
Home movie
Physical Description
Sound: silent
Colour: b&w and colour (Kodachrome)
Film type: ORP
Format: 8mm standard
Measurement
Duration: 21 min 24 sec
Footage: 300 ft
Projection speed: 16 fps
Date Made
1943-1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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