AERIAL SHOTS OF CAEN AND CAUMONT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: AERIAL SHOTS OF CAEN AND CAUMONT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ACB 119
  • Other titles:
  • Summary:
  • Description: Various aerial shots - taken from high and low flying aircraft - of Caen and Caumont. Particular emphasis on surrounding countryside, main road and residential areas, and military traffic below.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-08-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production company) Eades (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: AP.A (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: transport, Allied military - movement: road (object name) Caen, Calvados, France (geography) Caumont, Pas-de-Calais, France (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: 299 ft; Running time: 3 mins
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  • Notes: Technical: fine grain is part of a can comprising ACB 117-120 (total length 1267 ft). Print is also part of a can ACB 117-120 and is 277 ft (slightly less town footage). Compare ACB 121.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ACB 119

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