RAF TACKLES THE MOSQUITO MENACE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF TACKLES THE MOSQUITO MENACE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ABY 49
  • Other titles: ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes of RAF anti-mosquito operations around Imphal, India.
  • Description: Three Hawker Hurricanes overhead spraying kerosene and DDT. Shot of two Hurricanes overhead spraying. Cloud settling. Catching mosquito larvae in bottles. Close-up on sergeant and second airmen larvae catching.
  • 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 49
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-10-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force Film Production Unit (Production company) Goozee, S (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (theme) India 1939-1945 (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: 100 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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