MARAUDERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MARAUDERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AAY 244
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  • Summary: Preparations for a sortie with SAAF Marauder aircraft.
  • Description: (Roll 51, 9/4/1945) Martin Marauders of the SAAF are loaded up with small bombs and refuelled. Trucks bring the aircrews along the airstrip to their aircraft. A couple of airmen are seen relieving themselves by the taxi-way. The aircrews (dressed in a variety of uniforms - light and dark khaki, blue) board their aircraft.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945-04-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor) RAF Film Production Unit No 2 (Production company) Coop, Eric W (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: South African Air Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, United States - combat: Martin Marauder & [South African] (object name) operations, South African military - preparation (object name) Yugoslavia & Jesi, Croatia (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 100 ft (ca); Running time: 3 mins
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  • Notes: Production: see note to AAY 233 Related items: AAY 194 consists of footage of the Marauders departing on a sortie filmed (according to the slates) two days earlier. Technical: held on same reel as AAY 243.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AAY 244

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