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

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  • Title: RAF SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE ATTACK ON DENAIN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPF 11
  • Other titles: SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Day attack by Douglas Boston bombers and De Havilland Mosquito bombers of RAF 107 Squadron, RAF 139 (Jamaica) Squadron and RAF 88 (Hong Kong) Squadron against armament and steel works at Denain to the south east of Lille, France. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera planes piloted by Flying Officer Campbell, Flight Lieutenant Patterson DFC and Flight Sergeant Grey.
  • 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 11
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-08-16
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force (Production company) Bickle (Sergeant) (Production individual) Mills (Sergeant) (Production individual) Coleby, Peter (Production individual) Howard, Lee (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: 1065 ft; Running time: 12 mins
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