GLIDER [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: GLIDER [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 510/14
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes in Sicily.
  • Description: Panning shot over a tank as it crosses a bridge, it passes behind trees to another bridge. Panning shot over field to a glider. Glider in a field.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (AYY 510/14)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Fletcher, A P (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: (person) (person) (person) (person) (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Italy 1939-1945 (theme) Sicily, Italy (geography) Operation Husky, Allied Invasion of Sicily 1943, Italy, Second World War (event)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 100 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: The dope sheet for this film appears to be missing, this description matches the shot sheet and viewing of the film, The dope sheet description of film AYY 510/4/3 (re-numbered AYY 510/14) is actually a copy of the dope sheet for Roll 12 of AYY 509/1/3, which has been re-numbered AYY 509/3). The identification of the cameraman is uncertain.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 510/14

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