RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON CAEN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON CAEN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPX 196
  • Other titles: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Night attack by De Havilland Mosquito bombers of RAF 627 Squadron against the Normandy battle area (German troop concentrations south of Caen), France. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera plane piloted by Flying Officer Thomson DFC.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: OPX 196
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-08-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) RAF Bomber Command (Production company) Harris (Flying Officer) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command (theme) Aerial Warfare (theme) Military Aviation (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 65 ft; Running time: 1 min
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    OPX 196

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