Title:VISIT TO SOUTH KOREA, HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE SCENES AND AIR SHOWS IN GREAT BRITAIN [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 4218
Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT DENIS NICHOLS [Alternative Title]
Summary:Amateur film shot by Flight Lieutenant Denis "Nick" Nichols records visit with Air Commodore Charles Field (Air Officer Commanding Hong Kong) to South Korea to inspect the army communication flight and the Royal Artillery Air Observation Flight at Fort George during the Korean War, scenes when training officer to the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force (HKAAF) from September 1954 to May 1955, and air displays in Great Britain after his return to RAF Training and Fighter Command in August 1955.
Description:Arrival of RAF Hastings. Visit to South Korea during Korean War: take off in Auster, aerial views of devastated Seoul, flying over River Imjin and landing at Fort George (HQ of 1st Commonwealth Division). (June 1953)
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT DENIS NICHOLS [Alternative Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:MGH 4218
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:1945-1989
Production Date:1953-1953
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Nichols, D C L (Production individual)
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: English
Technical Details:Std 8mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
