Summary: American war correspondent Quentin Reynolds interviews USAAF crews back from bombing Rome, and Flying Fortresses bomb Antwerp & St Nazaire.
Description: Quentin Reynolds waits in a jeep at an airbase in North Africa for the return of USAAF bombers after the first raid on Rome. Gum-chewing colonel is very relaxed and claims that no bombs fell outside the target area nor were any churches damaged. "The marshalling yards were all in flames." Item continues with film of the daylight raids by Flying Fortresses against Antwerp, where ball-turret gunner fights off attacking Messerschmitts, and St Nazaire, where a B-17 goes in a spin and a crew member parachutes out. Visible far below are the wakes of small vessels speeding out of the harbour. B-17s return after raid with damaged wings.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:RMY 50
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1943-08
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Gaumont British News (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: United States Army Air Force, 12th Air Force (regiment/service)
United States Army Air Force, 8th Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, United States - combat: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (object name)
combat, United States - air raid (object name)
operations, United States air - return (object name)
Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium (geography)
Saint Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France (geography)
North Africa (geography)
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: 677 ft; Running time: 7 mins
