Summary: Behind-the-scenes in the Indian Air Force.
Description: The film shows: aircraft in flight; a newspaper headline stating 'three Japanese planes shot down over Calcutta'; maintenance of aircraft; workshop work; class instruction; shooting and bombing practice; sport; parade ground; the barracks; the men receiving their first posting and working on aircraft; 1942, getting ready for action, and a ground attack on them and supplies being brought back to base.
Production Details: Department of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India (Production sponsor)
Information Films of India (Production company)
Villiers, Kenneth (Production individual)
Mir, Ezra (Production individual)
Master, Rustom (Production individual)
Desai, Sadanand (Production individual)
Patil, S D (Production individual)
Kaufman, Walter (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: operations, Indian military - maintenance (object name)
operations, Indian military - routine (object name)
India (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1058 ft; Running time: 11 mins
