RAF SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE ATTACK ON SERQUEX [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE ATTACK ON SERQUEX [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPF 160
  • Other titles: SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Night attack by North American Mitchell bombers of RAF 320 (Dutch) Squadron and RAF 88 (Hong Kong) Squadron on railway marshalling yards at Serquex near Carentan, France. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera planes piloted by Lieutenant Emmens and Squadron Leader Brown.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: OPF 160
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-08-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force (Production company) Bernet, L (Production individual) Easton, B (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command (theme) Aerial Warfare (theme) Military Aviation (theme) Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (theme) Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Fighter Command (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 100 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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    OPF 160

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