RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON HELIGOLAND [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON HELIGOLAND [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPX 279
  • Other titles: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Day attack by Avro Lancaster bombers of RAF 1 Group and RAF 4 Group against Heligoland, Germany. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera plane piloted by Flight Lieutenant North.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: OPX 279
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945-04-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) RAF Bomber Command (Production company) Chatterjee (Sergeant) (Production individual) Rogers (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: 1310 ft; Running time: 15 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

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