RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON CAEN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF BOMBER COMMAND ATTACK ON CAEN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: OPX 178
  • Other titles: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Day attack by Avro Lancaster bombers of RAAF 463 Squadron against the ironworks at Caen, France, to prepare the ground for Operation Goodwood. Filmed by on board cameras. Camera plane piloted by Flight Lieutenant Merrill.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BOMBER COMMAND OPERATIONS IN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: OPX 178
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-07-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) RAF Bomber Command (Production company) Morris (Pilot Officer) (Production individual) Loftus (Flight Lieutenant) (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: 500 ft; Running time: 6 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

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