RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON THE TIRPITZ [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON THE TIRPITZ [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPX 228
  • Other titles: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Day attack by Avro Lancaster bombers of RAF 617 Squadron and RAF 619 Squadron against the Bismarck class battleship Tirpitz at Kaa Fjord, Norway. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera plane piloted by Flight Lieutenant Buckham.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: OPX 228
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-09-15
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) RAF Bomber Command (Production company) Loftus (Flight Lieutenant) (Production individual) Gierson (Flight Lieutenant) (Production individual) Kimberley (Pilot 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: 790 ft; Running time: 9 mins
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