ONE OF THE FEW THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE TO HARVEST THE LAND. A FEW SHOTS OF WING COMMANDER GUY GIBSON, VC, DSO & BAR, DFC & BAR [Main Title]

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  • Title: ONE OF THE FEW THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE TO HARVEST THE LAND. A FEW SHOTS OF WING COMMANDER GUY GIBSON, VC, DSO & BAR, DFC & BAR [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4151
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  • Summary: Compilation of amateur and official film records off-duty scenes of Wing Commander Guy Gibson of 617 Squadron with his dog Nigger (run over on 16 May 1943), 106 Squadron night bomber raid against Turin (28 November 1942), Gibson addressing Boy Scouts at Maidstone about the Dams Raid, (colour) Gibson illustrating the Dams Raid, close-ups of his gallantry wards and posing in garden of Glad Bincham (Thomas Gladstone Bincham, Chairman of Reeds Paper and friend to 617 Squadron).
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  • Colour: B&W (part Colour [Kodachrome])
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: MGH 4151
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4151)
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  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Wickens (Pilot Officer) (Production individual) Cartwright (Sergeant) (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W (part Colour [Kodachrome]) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 311 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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    MGH 4151

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