RAF CAMERA GUN FOOTAGE - FIGHTER COMMAND [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF CAMERA GUN FOOTAGE - FIGHTER COMMAND [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: CGE 3501~3587
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  • Summary: Very brief filmed records of aerial combat and air-to-ground attacks by RAF fighter pilots. Captions identify pilot name, squadron, date and time of attack, aircraft type, and target. (Personnel named are not visible.)
  • Description: Combat Film No 3501. Pilot Officer Hutcheson of 3 Squadron on 22/10/1943 at 1100, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3502. Flight Sergeant Darley of 3 Squadron on 22/10/1943 at 1100, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3505. Warrant Officer Wood of 257 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1430, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3506. Flight Sergeant Gittus of 257 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1430, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3509. Flight Sergeant Thomas of 66 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1125, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3512. Flying Officer Deytrick of 66 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1125, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3513. Flight Lieutenant Elcombe of 66 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1125, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3514. Flight Lieutenant Jackson of 66 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1125, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3515. Flying Officer Potocki of 306 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1200, flying Supermarine Spitfire VC. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3516. Flying Officer Brown of 403 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1230, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: three Messerschmitt Me 109s. Combat Film No 3517. Flying Officer Brannigan of 403 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1230, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 3518. Wing Commander Godefroy of 403 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1230, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 3519. Flying Officer Driver of 421 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1230, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3520. Pilot Officer Barnett of 421 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1230, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3521. Squadron Leader Magwood of 421 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1230, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3522. Flying Officer Burroughs of 414 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 3523. Flying Officer Kehrer of 414 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 3524. Flying Officer Carlson of 400 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1515, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3525. Flying Officer Roberts of 400 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: enemy aircraft. Combat Film No 3526. Flying Officer Grant of 400 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 3527. Flying Officer Kennedy of 400 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: locomotive and enemy aircraft. Combat Film No 3528. Flying Officer Seath of 400 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: Henschel Hs 126 and Heinkel He 111. Combat Film No 3529. Pilot Officer Sorge of 602 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1635, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 3534. Flight Lieutenant Scotchner of 257 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1800, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3535. Wing Commander Baker of 263 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1525, flying Westland Whirlwind. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 3536. Flight Lieutenant Ross of 253 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1525, flying Westland Whirlwind. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 3537. Flight Sergeant Beaumont of 263 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1525, flying Westland Whirlwind. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 3538. Flying Officer Napier of 183 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1500, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 3539. Pilot Officer Sochacki of 307 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1615, flying De Havilland Mosquito. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 3540. Squadron Leader Lewandowski of 307 Squadron on 23/10/1943 at 1615, flying De Havilland Mosquito. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 3541. Lieutenant Wearner of 332 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1215, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3542. Major Austeen of 331 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: three Messerschmitt Me 109s and one Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3543. Sergeant Dogger of 331 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 3544. Capitaine Heglund of 331 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: two Messerschmitt Me 109s. Combat Film No 3545. Sergeant Shjodt of 331 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3546. Second Lieutenant Sandvig of 331 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3547. Sergeant Coucheron of 331 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: three Messerschmitt Me 109s. Combat Film No 3549. Flight Lieutenant Knowles of 605 Squadron on 22/10/1943 at 2010, flying De Havilland Mosquito. Target: Dornier Do 217. Combat Film No 3552. Squadron Leader Holmes of 197 Squadron on 25/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3553. Group Captain Woodhouse of 174 Squadron on 25/10/1943 at 1325, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3556. Flight Lieutenant Peacock of 181 Squadron on 25/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3557. Flying Officer Brandrith of 181 Squadron on 25/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3558. Flying Officer Birbeck of 41 Squadron on 26/10/1943 at 1200, flying Supermarine Spitfire XII. Target: locomotives. Combat Film No 3559. Flight Sergeant Fairburn of 91 Squadron on 26/10/1943 at 1145, flying Supermarine Spitfire XII. Target: locomotives. Combat Film No 3560. Flying Officer O'Shaughnessy of 91 Squadron on 26/10/1943 at 1145, flying Supermarine Spitfire XII. Target: locomotives. Combat Film No 3563. Flight Sergeant Gittus of 257 Squadron on 27/10/1943 at 1500, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 3565. Flying Officer May of 414 Squadron on 31/10/1943 at 1600, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: enemy aircraft. Combat Film No 3566. Flying Officer Brown of 414 Squadron on 31/10/1943 at 1600, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: enemy aircraft. Combat Film No 3567. Flying Officer Robb of 85 Squadron on 30/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying De Havilland Mosquito. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 3568. Flying Officer Thomas of 85 Squadron on 30/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying De Havilland Mosquito. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 3569. Flying Officer Brown of 400 Squadron on 22/10/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: locomotives. Combat Film No 3570. Flight Sergeant Waudby of 245 Squadron on 31/10/1943 at 1230, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: locomotives. Combat Film No 3571. Flight Sergeant Killop of 245 Squadron on 31/10/1943 at 1230, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: locomotives. Combat Film No 3572. Captain Fuchs of 501 Squadron on 1/11/1943 at 1145, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3573. Pilot Officer Lilburn of 501 Squadron on 1/11/1943 at 1145, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3574. Squadron Leader Barnett of 501 Squadron on 1/11/1943 at 1340, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3575. Flight Sergeant Noonan of 501 Squadron on 1/11/1943 at 1340, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3576. Flying Officer Wonnacott of 414 Squadron on 2/11/1943 at 1300, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: locomotives and Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3577. Flying Officer Brown of 414 Squadron on 2/11/1943 at 1300, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: locomotives and Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3578. Flying Officer O'Callaghan of 197 Squadron on 31/10/1943 at 1520, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 3579. Flying Officer Dohaney of 430 Squadron on 2/11/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 3580. Flying Officer Moore of 430 Squadron on 2/11/1943 at unspecified time, flying North American P-51 Mustang. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 3583. Flight Sergeant Woodfall of 56 Squadron on 3/11/1943 at 0811, flying Hawker Typhoon. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 3584. Squadron Leader Northcott of 402 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1200, flying Supermarine Spitfire VC. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3585. Pilot Officer Prebble of 402 Squadron on 24/10/1943 at 1200, flying Supermarine Spitfire VC. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3586. Flight Lieutenant Budzik of 306 Squadron on 3/11/1943 at 1130, flying Supermarine Spitfire VB. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Combat Film No 3587. Flight Lieutenant Sherlock of 421 Squadron on 3/11/1943 at 1130, flying Supermarine Spitfire IX. Target: enemy aircraft.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: CGE 3501~3587
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-09-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm
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