Accession Number | F02018 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 4 min |
Object type | Newsreel |
Physical description | 35mm - safety/b&w/sound |
Maker |
Cinesound |
Place made | Australia |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
Bombers away
Description
Cinesound Review news item showing ground crews arming Beaufort bombers. WAAAF radio operators and parachute packers. Aircrews being instructed on abandoning aircraft procedures and ground control of parachutes and rubber dinghies. Beauforts taking off; in slow flight; gunnery and bombing practice. Film includes incidental shots of Hudson bombers.