AERIAL DEMONSTRATION, BURY ST EDMUNDS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: AERIAL DEMONSTRATION, BURY ST EDMUNDS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 197
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: British and German aircraft near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Hurricanes attacking various targets with guns and cannons. Bostons attacking tanks. Spitfires diving over spectators. Anti-tank bombs, anti-personnel bombs. Gliders being towed. Landing and deploying troops. Dropping parachutists from Whitleys. Blenheim laying smoke screen. Gunning MT (motor transport) column. Firing cannon at guns and tanks.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 197
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-03-29
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Black, A W (Production individual) Lawson (Lieutenant) (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 1316 ft; Running time: 14 mins
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