Summary: Operation 'Charnwood' is preceded by a 467-bomber raid on the northern outskirts of Caen between 9.30 and 10.30pm on July 7 1944.
Description: Two RAF Lancasters fly above bursting flak shells towards their target. Twinkling brightly, marker (?) incendiaries dropped by pathfinders (?) appear to drift slowly onto their target. Flying at different altitudes, more Bomber Command four-engined bombers pass overhead. The cameraman observes haze from fires in Caen appearing over trees at the edge of the field where he is filming.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Collins (Sergeant) (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: Avro Lancaster (object name)
combat, British - air raid (object name)
destruction, French military - area: bomb (object name)
Operation Charnwood 1944, North West Europe, Second World War (event)
Caen, Calvados, France (geography)
night (concept)