DER ANGRIFF VON VORNE [Main Title]

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  • Title: DER ANGRIFF VON VORNE [Main Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 1579
  • Other titles: THE ATTACK FROM AHEAD [Translation]
  • Summary: Simulated camera gun film illustrating head-on attacks.
  • Description: Filmed from a Bf 109 by Leutnant Schätzel, the reel shows a few direct head-on 'attacks' on a Bf 108, followed by some oblique passes on a Ju 88. The footage is all in slow motion. Captions give details of speeds, dimensions etc.
  • Alternative Title: THE ATTACK FROM AHEAD [Translation]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: GWY 1579
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM-GERMAN Attribution: IWM – GWY 1579
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944
  • Production Country: Germany
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  • Keywords: combat [simulated], German - air strike (object name) Instruction (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: German
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 177 ft; Running time: 4 mins
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