Title:CALCUTTA: AIR TRANSPORTATION OF CASUALTIES FROM INDIA TO UK [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ABY 1
Other titles:ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Patients board a Handley Page Halifax aircraft for repatriation to the UK at Alipore airfield, Calcutta.
Description: An RAF Avro Lancaster, fitted with ground-scanning H2S navigational radar array in a ventral blister radome taxis before take off. Lancaster fly-bys, some at low altitude.
Alternative Title:ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit (Production company)
Thomas, R H (Production individual)
McKee, J L (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: Alipore, North East, India (geography)
Alipore airfield (geography)
Repatriation (event)
Air evacuation of casualties, Air operations over Burma, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (theme)
India 1939-1945 (theme)