RAF MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND ATTACK ON MOTOR BOATS AND BUILDINGS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND ATTACK ON MOTOR BOATS AND BUILDINGS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPM 187
  • Other titles: SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Day attack by a Bristol Beaufighter from SAAF 16 Squadron on motor boats and buildings on the island of Lussinpiccolo (Mali Lošinj), Yugoslavia (Croatia). Filmed by on board cameras. Camera plane piloted by Lieutenant Esprey.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: OPM 187
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945-02-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (regiment/service) Royal Air Force, Mediterranean Command (regiment/service) South African Air Force, 16 Squadron (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Lussinpiccolo, Yugoslavia (geography) Second World War 1939-1945 (event) Allied Air Offensive 1943-1945, Mediterranean, Second World War (event) Yugoslavia 1944-1945, Balkans, Second World War (event) Aerial Warfare (theme) Military Aviation (theme) Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Mediterranean Command (theme) Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 95 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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