SERGEANT DONNE - FIRST D-DAY TROPHIES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SERGEANT DONNE - FIRST D-DAY TROPHIES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ACB 9
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  • Summary:
  • Description: A jeep arrives, carrying Sergeant Donne and his war trophies; he gets out and a group of interested airmen forms around him; Donne shows off his German tin hat and rifle, shakes hands with other pilots, and is met by Wing Commander Ellis (OC 146 Airfield).
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production company) Baker, L A C (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Donne (Sergeant) (person) Ellis (Wing Commander) (person) Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: operations, British air - routine (object name) spoils, British: war 'trophies (object name) GB, England (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 134 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Remarks: this 'story' - of Typhoon pilot who brings back the first enemy trophies of the invasion - is included in THE GEN NO 7 (Section 2, 'Names in the News'). Technical: fine grain of ACB 9 is in a can comprising ACB 8-11 (total length 900 ft). Print is also in a can comprising ACB 8-11 (total length 775 ft). ACB 9 (print) is also 134 ft.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ACB 9

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