Description: Liberators and Flying Fortress B-17E land at a Ferry Command airport in RAF markings. Crew tell camera that they hail from Australia and Canada. WAAFs service planes and work inside Transatlantic Air Control centre, where new arrivals are marked up on the board. Another WAAF releases a meteorological balloon before a met officer briefs crews about to cross the Atlantic. Commentary states that though Ferry Command may lack the glamour of Bomber and Fighter Commands, its work is equally vital "helping to build the mightiest air force in the world". Item is framed at start and finish by view of ferryman punting his boat across a river.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:RMY 60-8
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1942-07
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Gaumont British (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, Ferry Command (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Women's Auxiliary Air Force (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Australian personnel (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Canadian personnel (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, British - balloon: weather balloon (object name)
aircraft, United States - combat: Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress & [British] (object name)
aircraft, United States - combat: Consolidated B-24 Liberator & [British] (object name)
command and control, British air: Transatlantic Air Control Centre (object name)
operations, British air - maintenance (object name)
operations, British air - routine (object name)
sciences, British - earth: meteorology (object name)
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: 463 ft; Running time: 5 mins
