Title:UNVEILING OF THE BRITISH AIR SERVICES MEMORIAL, SAINT OMER, FRANCE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2004 (RAF MOBILE NEWS TEAM TAPE 9) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFR 140
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Aircraft of the Great War Display Team (GWDT) in flight over the Saint Omer area.
Description: I. Miscellaneous junk shots as the camera equipment is adjusted, followed by a sequence of blank tape and some brief shaky shots inside hangar.
II. A small video camera is attached to the airframe of the GWDT's Junkers CL1, ready to take air-to-air shots. (No sound.)
III. Copy of footage from the video camera looking back along the cockpit area of the Junkers. Pilot and rear gunner can be seen on the left hand side of the screen; aerodrome and, after take-off, landscape around Saint Omer Airfield can be seen. (No sound.) The Junkers is followed by a Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a biplane in a "dogfight" and lays a plume of smoke behind her. The two aircraft come in to land.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND MOBILE NEWS TEAM - MAY 2008 DELIVERY [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
RAF Strike Command Media Services (Video) Mobile News Team (Production company)
Sutton, Mark (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 18 mins
