Summary: Daylight assaults over Europe. Bomber Command attacks Rennes and Abbéville.
Description: Bostons take off for a raid on a German airfield at Abbéville, drop their bombs, take evasive action and return to land. On another sortie Bostons fly low over the French countryside towards Rennes, where they attack (high aerial view) "yards used for supplying equipment to German U-boats". Cameraman is seen climbing into plane with Eyemo in hand; the wing of his plane is hit by heavy flak. [Join in film - what follows is probably different item.] Mitchells (320 Squadron) take off (cockpit view) on another raid on Cherbourg, with Dutchmen in the crew. Cockpit shot and high aerial view of bombs exploding in the harbour area. One plane spins blazing out of control towards the sea.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:RMY 60-4
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1943-08
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Gaumont British (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, Sqdn, 320 (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Dutch personnel (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, United States - combat: Douglas Boston & [British] (object name)
aircraft, United States - combat: North American B-25 Mitchell & [British] (object name)
combat, British - air raid (object name)
destruction, French military - aimed: bomb (object name)
equipment, British air - camera: Eyemo (object name)
journalism and record, British - cameraman (object name)
Abbeville, Somme, France (geography)
Cherbourg, Manche, France (geography)
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 573 ft; Running time: 6 mins
