Description: "Coloured boys supervised by white men" construct an airfield in the jungle near a West African port (name censored). Film shows felling of trees, screening of soil, rolling, tar-spraying, gravelling and final rolling. Crates containing Hurricanes are unloaded in port and transported to the airfield where they are then assembled, being fitted with supplementary fuel tanks under the wings. A fire-fighting crew stand by. Air to air film then shows the Hurricanes, shepherded by a Blenheim, flying towards their distant destination in North Africa.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:MGH 660
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
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Production Date:1942-07-06
Production Country: GB
Production Details: British Paramount News (Production company)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 274 ft; Running time: 3 mins
