RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON RAILWAY WORKSHOPS AT THIONVILLE AND DORTMUND [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON RAILWAY WORKSHOPS AT THIONVILLE AND DORTMUND [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPX 46
  • Other titles: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Night attacks by De Havilland Mosquito bombers of RAF 105 Squadron and Avro Lancaster bombers of RAF 106 Squadron against railway workshops in Thionville, France and targets in Dortmund, Germany. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera planes piloted by Flight Lieutenant Patterson DFC and Wing Commander Searby.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: OPX 46
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-05-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) RAF Bomber Command (Production company) Howard, Lee (Production individual) Ross (Pilot Officer) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command (theme) Aerial Warfare (theme) Military Aviation (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 350 ft; Running time: 4 mins
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