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Summary: Mosquitos are prepared for a daylight raid.
Description: Two armourers come out of the camouflaged bomb dump and sit down. A bomb train moves off. The rest of the reel comprises good shots of a Mk IV Mosquito bomber being prepared for a raid. Scenes include engine fitters at work and under supervision, refuelling, armourers preparing bombs and bombing up. There are also shots taken of the crew supposedly at work 'in flight'.
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
RAF Film Production Unit (Production company)
Hill, James1919-08-011994-10-07 (Production individual)
Kelly, Graham White "Skeets"19131970Second World War cameraman (RAF Film Production Unit); later an accomplished film cameraman. Killed shooting aerial footage for the film Zeppelin in 1970. (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, Sqdn 105 (regiment/service)
Keywords: weapons, British air - bomb: 500 pound (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: De Havilland Mosquito Mk 4 (object name)
operations, British air - maintenance (object name)
operations, British air - routine: refuelling (object name)
operations, British air - preparation: bombing up (object name)
GB, England & Horsham St Faith, Norfolk <RAF Station> (geography)
