Title:ICE RECONNAISSANCE OF SPITZBERGEN BY CATALINA OF RAF COASTAL COMMAND [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 4662
Other titles:RONALD MARTIN AMATEUR FILM [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film without titles shot by Flying Officer Ronald Martin from Catalina "P" of RAF 210 Squadron shows snow-capped mountains of German-occupied Spitzbergen, shot-up Heinkel He 51 on ground, then back at base at Sullom Voe on the Shetland Islands on 16 June 1942. Arctic explorer Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Glen (bespectacled, in RAF uniform, after rescue from Barentsburg after six weeks of reconnaissance) with the pilot Flight Lieutenant Dennis ("Tim") Healy, RAFVR, standing in front of Nissen huts.
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Alternative Title:RONALD MARTIN AMATEUR FILM [Alternative Title]