Summary: A compilation film of the training of horses and of aircraft pilots by the British and Australians in Palestine, 1918.
Description: The film is compiled, rather than edited, by joining together four original films. (Reel 1) First IWM 31 INLAND WATER TRANSPORT, EGYPT and IWM 2 44TH REMOUNT SQUADRON ON THE EGYPTIAN COAST. (Reel 2) Followed by material taken from IWM 38 ADVANCE IN PALESTINE and IWM 28 WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES IN PALESTINE. It shows first the carriage of fodder on the Nile and the training of remount horses, then the training of aircrew up to a sortie and return flight out over Palestine.
Production Details: Imperial War Museum (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Victoria Shipping Line (regiment/service)
British Army, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Remount Squadron 44 (regiment/service)
British Army, Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Senior Officers' School (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force, Women's Royal Air Force, (regiment/service)
Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force (regiment/service)
British Army, Australian Imperial Force (regiment/service)
Australian Army, Air Corps, Royal Australian Flying Corps, 1 Squadron (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, Egyptian civilian - inland: Fostat (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Martinsyde Elephant & [Australian] (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Bristol F2B Fighter & [Australian] (object name)
training, British air - specialist: pilot (object name)
training, British air - weapons: machine gun (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: De Havilland DH6 (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: De Havilland DH9 (Airco) (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Avro 504A (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Martinsyde Elephant (object name)
aircraft, French - early: Farman Shorthorn & [Australian] (object name)
medical, British air - preventative (object name)
industry, British - aircraft (object name)
animals, mammals: horse (object name)
training, British military - specialist: equestrian (object name)
transport, British military - rail: horse transporter (object name)
animals, mammals: mule (object name)
ships, Egyptian civilian - inland: Serapis (object name)
supplies, British, movement [RA] - misc (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Royal Aircraft Establishment RE8 & [Australian] (object name)
operations, Australian air - sortie (object name)
operations, Australian air - return (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Royal Aircraft Establishment BE2 & [Australian] (object name)
31/3(621) (event)
01/3(569).6 (event)
Egypt & Nile (River) (geography)
Palestine & Jaffa (geography)
Egypt & Zeitoun <Imperial School of Instruction> (geography)
Egypt & Heliopolis <Senior Officers' School> (geography)
desert (concept)
mountains (concept)
(concept)
desert (concept)
camera (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 2792 ft; Running time: 45 mins
