LANCASTERS OF 463 AND 467 SQUADRONS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LANCASTERS OF 463 AND 467 SQUADRONS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ARY 36-8
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  • Summary: Lancasters are prepared for and depart on a raid.
  • Description: Lancasters come in to land. A Squadron Leader briefs his crew by the tail of a Lancaster. Lancaster LL971 PO*N is shown from the rear, engines running. Their follows a close up of the nose of PO*S showing its mission symbols and famous legend 'NO ENEMY PLANE WILL FLY OVER THE REICH TERRITORY - Herman Goering'. A crew bus arrives, the camera pans to the cockpit as groundcrew test equipment. An aircraft is seen in close-up and mid shot being refuelled. A close up of the nose art follows showing a voting ballot card and the words 'VOTE FOR JOE'. The ballot card has the names 'CURTIN', 'SMUTS', 'STALIN', 'CHURCHILL' and 'GHANDI' listed thereon and a cross against Stalin's name. PO*S is refuelled and re-oiled. The aircraft is started up (note bombs in the foreground), the bomb doors are closed and the front turret operated. A tractor and bomb train is seen, followed by a shot of bombs being taken into the bay of a 463 Squadron aircraft. After another view of PO*S being refuelled a rigger is seen polishing the nose as other aircraft fly overhead. Bombs are seen in the bomb bay inscribed in chalk 'Adolf'-'with no'-'love'. The load is checked for security. A tractor tows out JO*X (serial number NE 133 'Vote for Joe'), the crew enter at dusk and the engines are started. After seeing a number of take-offs the reel ends with a view of the moon.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor) RAF Film Production Unit (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, Sqdn 463 (regiment/service) Royal Air Force, Sqdn 467 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: Avro Lancaster (object name) arts, Australian air - heraldry: nose art, 'VOTE FOR JOE (object name) arts, Australian air - heraldry: nose art, 'NO ENEMY PLANE WILL FLY OVER THE REICH TERRITORY - Herman Goering (object name) GB, England & Waddington, Lincs <RAF Station> (geography) twilight (concept)
  • 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: 1136 ft; Running time: 12 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: No dope sheet held.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ARY 36-8

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