RAF BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER OPERATIONS IN BURMA [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER OPERATIONS IN BURMA [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ABY 30
  • Other titles: ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes of RAF airmen preparing for a Bristol Beaufighter sortie over Burma.
  • Description: Airborne footage of flight over coastal areas of Burma, both forward facing and back over aircraft's tailplane. Internal shot of cockpit with pilot seated at controls. Beaufighter seen landing. Air-to-air view of Beaufighter in flight over thickly wooded terrain. Aircrew seen talking amongst themselves as they leave a bamboo building, presumably after a briefing. Pilots wearing holstered pistols climb aboard a open lorry. Beaufighters standing on steel matting dispersal. Airman seen checking his harness while two ground crew wind over the propellor of a Beaufighter's port engine. Shot of a fuel bowser. Beaufighter starting up. Interior shots showing pilots being briefed from a large wall map, then gathered around a table.
  • Alternative Title: ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ABY 30
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-09-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force Film Production Unit (Production company) Lang, T W (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (regiment/service) Royal Air Force, 211 Squadron (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Burma (geography) Chiringa, Bengal Province, India (geography) Fighter operations, Air operations over Burma, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event) Aerial Warfare (theme) Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (theme) Burma 1942-1945 (theme) Far East 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 392 ft; Running time: 5 minutes
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    ABY 30

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