RAF SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE ATTACK ON LA CAINE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE ATTACK ON LA CAINE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPF 118
  • Other titles: SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Evening attack by North American Mitchell bombers of RAF 180 Squadron, RAF 98 Squadron and RAF 320 (Dutch) Squadron on Panzer Group West headquarters at La Caine south west of Caen, France. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera planes piloted by Wing Commander Lynn DSO DFC, Flight Lieutenant Dawes and Lieutenant Loeff.
  • 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 118
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force (Production company) Prosser, David (Production individual) Easton, B (Production individual) Jones, John D (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: 390 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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