RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON CHATELLERAULT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON CHATELLERAULT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPX 164
  • Other titles: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Night attack by Avro Lancaster bombers of RAAF 463 Squadron against German troop formations, ammunition and fuel dumps at Châtellerault, France. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera plane piloted by Flight Lieutenant Schultz.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: OPX 164
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-15
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) RAF Bomber Command (Production company) Kimberley (Flight Sergeant) (Production individual) Buckland, R A (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: 610 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    OPX 164

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