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Summary: A sequence of staged shots intended to illustrate the enthusiastic welcome given to the RAF on their arrival in Greece.
Description: The film (which is not in the correct narrative sequence) shows an RAF Beaufighter crew linking arms with a group of young Greek women in national costume; various shots of Beaufighters taxiing in and stopping; RAF ground crew (in khaki) looking up (supposedly at the approaching aircraft); a lone airman struggling to gather up all the kit left under the aircraft; seven Greek women waving (supposedly at the arriving aircraft); aircrew climbing out and being greeted warmly by the women; various shots of Beaufighters flying over and landing; the lone airman carrying his colleagues' kit; pilots waving from their cockpits. Slates identify the material as coming from camera rolls 11 (14/11/1944) and 12 (15/11/1944) (it is assumed however from the reel's length that two other camera rolls (nos. 9 and 10) are also incorporated). A final shot (slated as "projection test") shows the RAF film crew loading their equipment into a Film Production Unit jeep.
