COMBAT FILM [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: COMBAT FILM [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: RMY 221
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  • Summary: Twenty camera-gun sequences filmed in colour of fighter attacks on enemy planes and shipping.
  • Description: Sequences include film of low level attacks on coastal shipping, aerial combat above the sea, a blazing ship lying offshore and an attack on a naval vessel taking evasive action. Precise identification is difficult on account of the variable quality of the colour film but planes identified include a Lightning (17) and Aichi dive-bomber (17) as well as two Grumman Wildcats (19). Sequence 13 is filmed at night from an aircraft carrier and shows a twin-engined, single fin medium bomber (probably a USN Marauder) with one engine ablaze attempting to land on deck. The plane crashes into the sea in a large ball of fire and blazing oil lights up the surrounding area revealing other vessels in the area.
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Production Details: United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: United States Army Air Forces (regiment/service) United States Navy (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, Japanese - combat: Aichi D3A1 (object name) aircraft, United States - combat: Grumman F4F Wildcat (object name) aircraft, United States - combat: Lockheed P-38 Lightning (object name) aircraft, United States - combat: Martin B-26 Marauder & [wrecked] (object name) combat, United States air (object name) combat, United States - air strike anti-ship (object name) camera-gun (concept) night (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 423 ft; Running time: 11 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    RMY 221

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