Accession Number | F02161 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 8 min 1 sec |
Object type | To be confirmed |
Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
Maker |
RAAF Cine Unit |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Rathmines |
Date made | 1940s |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Rathmines
Description
RAAF Rathmines flying boat base. General coverage of facilities and maintenance to Consolidated Catalina flying boats. Staged sequence of a Catalina operation by 42 Squadron RAAF (code RK-M). Good shots of the interior of aircraft, cockpit, navigator, radar operator and waist gun position. Waist gunner fakes firing of Browning machine gun intercut with combat footage of a ship being strafed.
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Video of Rathmines (video)