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Title:AERIAL SHOTS OF CAEN, CAUMONT AND COLOMBELLES [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ACB 121
Other titles:
Summary:
Description: Various aerial shots of bomb damage to Caen (Cathedral area and nearby countryside), Caumont and Colombelles (built-up areas and rail marshalling yard). Brief shots of Mulberry (harbour, landing craft, cargo vessels and surrounding countryside).
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production company)
Challis, Christopher George (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: engineering, military, British - Mulberry (object name)
destruction, French military - area: bomb (object name)
Caen, Calvados, France (geography)
Caumont, Pas-de-Calais, France (geography)
Colombelles, Calvados, France (geography)
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 452 ft; Running time: 4 mins
Notes: Technical: print is part of a can comprising ACB 121 and 122 (total length 789 ft). Compare ACB 119 (of which the Caen shots are an inferior first 'take' for this).