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Title:HAWKER HURRICANE OPERATIONS BY RAF 42 SQUADRON AT ONBAUK [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ABY 98
Other titles:ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: RAF 42 Squadron are briefed before a sortie from Onbauk forward airstrip, near Shwebo, Burma.
Description: Taxiing RAF Hawker Hurricane fighter-bombers kick up clouds of dust at Onbauk forward airstrip. Hurricane AW:H of RAF 42 Squadron taxiing as seen through the branches of a fallen tree. Two more Hurricanes taxiing. Hurricane 'Y' coming in to land. Hurricane Mk IV AW:G (serial KW921) taxiing with AW:K in the background. AW:G taxis away from camera. Six Hurricanes overhead; panning left to frame the shot with a Hurricane's engine cowling. Pilots are briefed by an Air Liaison Officer (ALO) before a sortie. Close-up on the ALO. Close-ups on the pilots listening to the briefing and looking at their maps. Some of the pilots are smoking. Second close-up on ALO. He points out the target area on a map. A Hurricane, possibly AW:Q, taxis past camera. Eight Hurricanes in flight.
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)
Goozee, S (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, 42 Squadron (regiment/service)
Keywords: Onbauk, Burma (geography)
Fighter operations, Air operations over Burma, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (theme)
Far East 1939-1945 (theme)
Burma 1942-1945 (theme)
ABY 51 (GROUND ATTACK, AIR SUPPLY AND LEAFLET OPERATIONS BY HAWKER HURRICANES OF RAF 42 SQUADRON OVER BURMA [Allocated Title])
ABY 64 (ADVANCED AIRSTRIPS NEAR MANDALAY [Allocated Title])
ABY 66 (LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN VISITS AN AIRSTRIP NEAR MANDALAY, BURMA [Allocated Title])
CF 263 (ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST, 1941-1945.)