RAF OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE DIEPPE RAID [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE DIEPPE RAID [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ARY 17-16
  • Other titles:
  • Summary: Air operations in support of the Dieppe Raid.
  • Description: Bostons and Spitfires are seen air to air. The English coast is crossed. A long shot of smoke screen laying and a coast in the distance. The crews are briefed and next seen being debriefed in a repeated shot. The reel conclude with air to air long shots of Spitfires, a ship (possibly a gunboat) and crews on the ground watching waves of aircraft fly over.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: ARY 17-16
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-08-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor) RAF Film Production Unit (Production company) 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) Gallai-Hatchard, Donald Nevill (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: Supermarine Spitfire (object name) aircraft, United States - combat: Douglas Boston & [British] (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1390 ft; Running time: 14 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ARY 17-16

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