AERIAL SHOTS OF CAEN, CAUMONT AND COLOMBELLES [Allocated Title]

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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).
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-08-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • 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)
  • 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: 452 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • HD Media:
  • 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).
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ACB 121

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