BLENHEIMS IN FLIGHT AND ON GROUND [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BLENHEIMS IN FLIGHT AND ON GROUND [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: RMY 148-7
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  • Summary: Collection of unedited RAF footage.
  • Description: I. Cockpit and nose-gunner position of Blenheim IV in flight. Squadron in flight. On airfield crew stand by Blenheim IV of 40 Squadron (based at Wyton), also in flight. (632 ft) II. Firemen attempt to extinguish a blazing haystack (perhaps ignited by barrage balloon ?). (96 ft) III. Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal stands with RAF Group Captains (including commanding officer at investiture ceremony in RMY 148-3) and Air Commodore and passes beside Blenheim IV of 110 Squadron (based at Wattisham). (19 ft) IV. Cockpit position of plane in flight. (38 ft)
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: RMY 148-7
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Portal, Charles Frederick Algernon (person) Royal Air Force, Sqdn 40 (regiment/service) Royal Air Force, Sqdn 110 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: Bristol Blenheim (object name) ceremonies, British - event-related: investiture (object name) destruction, British: fire (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: 785 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    RMY 148-7

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