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Title:ACCIDENTAL FLIGHT OVER EVEREST [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ABY 119
Other titles:ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: RAF photo-reconnaissance Mosquito aircraft make an accidental flight over Mount Everest and Makalu in the Himalayan mountain range.
Description: Aircrew board an RAF Mosquito PR Mk XVI. Ground crew remove a tarpaulin and refuel the aircraft. Mosquito 'Y' NS503 taxis away. Mosquito 'A' NS703 takes off. Aircrew boarding. Mosquito 'V' RG125 starts up and taxis. Mosquito 'F' takes off. Low-flying aerial footage. The pilot at the controls. Air-to-air views of a Moquito in flight interspersed with views of mountain peaks breaking through cloud, cloudscapes, and the pilot at the controls. Mosquito landing with a train passing in the background. Mosquito 'Y' landing.
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)
Connochie, T D (Production individual)
Painter (Warrant Officer) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, 684 Squadron (regiment/service)
Keywords: Alipore, North East, India (geography)
Mount Everest (geography)
Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (theme)
India 1939-1945 (theme)