Summary: I. "Men, women and planes spread the war effort." Production becomes more and more important as the war spreads over the globe. Various planes from US factories (Boston, Flying Fortress, Baltimore, Curtiss Mohawk, Chesapeake, Fairchild 41, Pitcairn autogyro) stand on a British airfield. Protective grease, with which the planes are coated for transport to Britain, is washed off with warm paraffin in hangar. Women do much of the work; directed by the men they succeed at jobs once regarded as highly skilled labour. Other women at an air force training centre make radio sets and WAAFs learn how to process film and load and unload different types of reconnaissance camera.
II. "General Auchinleck in the Western Desert." In the Western Desert General Auchinleck inspects a small parachute sabotage squadron. The paratroops practi,se jumping from a moving truck and afterwards drop from a plane (Whitley) filmed by Paramount cameraman Fred Bayliss (with Eyemo strapped to him) who descends with them. End logo.
Description:
Alternative Title:
Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:RMY 123-11
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1941-12-15
Production Country: GB
Production Details: British Paramount News (Production company)
Bayliss, Frederick W "Fred"Paramount News (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre (person)
Bayliss, Frederick W "Fred" (person)
Royal Air Force, Women's Auxiliary Air Force (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, paratroops (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, United States - combat: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress & [shipment] (object name)
aircraft, United States - combat: Curtiss P-40 Mohawk & [shipment] (object name)
aircraft, United States - combat: Douglas Boston & [shipment] (object name)
aircraft, United States - helicopter: Pitcairn autogyro & [British] (object name)
aircraft, United States - combat: Martin A-30 Baltimore & [shipment] (object name)
operations, British air - maintenance (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (object name)
equipment, British civilian - camera: Eyemo (object name)
journalism and record, British - cameraman (object name)
operations, British air - movement (object name)
training, British air (object name)
Libya & Western Desert (geography)
(concept)
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: 339 ft; Running time: 4 mins
