Title:VULTEE VENGEANCE DIVEBOMBERS OPERATED BY INDIAN AIR FORCE 8 SQUADRON [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ABY 3
Other titles:ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Indian Air Force Vultee Vengeance divebombers being serviced before taking off for operations in dusty conditions at Joari and Mamur (Mamura) airfields, India.
Description: Crew of aircraft EZ977 boarding and the rear gunner demonstrates the flexible mounting of his twin machine guns. Other aircrew are amused by the antics of a pet monkey. During air-to-air footage one aircraft makes a (possibly mock) divebombing attack.
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)
McKee, J L (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Air Force, 8 Squadron (regiment/service)
Keywords: Joari, Bengal Province, India (geography)
Mamur, Bengal Province, India (geography)
Bomber operations, Air operations over Burma, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Aerial Warfare (theme)
India 1939-1945 (theme)
Far East 1939-1945 (theme)
