Title:BARRAGE BALLOONS OVER THE CHINDWIN AT KALEWA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:FUB 42
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: At Kalewa, on the River Chindwin in Burma, barrage balloons are positioned to deter low-flying enemy aircraft.
Description: Man operating a winch as it spools out a mooring cable. Close-ups of machinery. Men handling an inflated barrage balloon at ground level. Man seated on a pile of hydrogen gas cylinders; another man picks up some equipment. Connecting a hose-like attachment to the balloon with close-up. Close-up hands on a gas bottle. Balloon inflating. Out of focus shot of men in the river. Balloon being hauled down; pontoon Bailey bridge over the River Chindwin in the background. Lorry drives across the bridge. Balloon ascending with a building (temple or shrine?) apparently built on stilts in the background.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
Hewit, J R (Production individual)
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Keywords: Kalewa, Burma (geography)
Chindwin (River), Burma (geography)
Chindwin Crossing 1944-1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
