RAF ACTION [Main Title]

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  • Title: RAF ACTION [Main Title]
  • Film Number: CBE 203
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  • Summary: A survey of the equipment and brief but already glorious history of the RAF, including the contributions of the Air Forces of the Empire.
  • Description: WW1 and inter-war film shows glimpses of Sopwith Camels, SE5s, Bristols, the Hendon pageants and the Schneider trophy, followed by an inventory of RAF bombers: Wellingtons, Whitleys, Blenheims, Beaufighters, Stirlings, Halifaxes, all designed to "smash the heart of Germany" - grateful mention of US Hudsons and Flying Fortresses. A brief sequence on crew training is followed by a long sequence on the Battle of Britain, incorporating all the usual camera-gun stock shots: it is mostly Hurricanes that are seen on the RAF side. The contribution of Empire airmen is stressed. Film closes with camera-gun shots as RAF fighters strafe German shipping.
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) British Movietone News (Production company) Perrin, Raymond (Production individual) Sanger, Gerald (Production individual) Mitchell, Leslie (Production cast)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: Hawker Hurricane (object name) combat, British - air strike (object name) propaganda, British - inspirational (object name) training, British air (object name) GB, England (geography) camera-gun (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 905 ft; Running time: 10 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Remarks: third of 4 newsreel compilations - see remarks to THE EMPIRE'S NEW ARMIES (CBE 201).
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    CBE 203

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