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Title:RAF OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE DIEPPE RAID [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ARY 17-7
Other titles:
Summary: General scenes of operations in support of the Dieppe Raid.
Description: The first part of this reel shows Bostons, possibly of 88 Squadron being prepared for action. At one point RAFFPU cameraman Pilot Officer Gallai-Hatchard is seen walking to and entering a Boston, followed by a shot of cameraman Pilot Officer Kelly doing the same. At the end Spitfires of 41 Squadron are worked on by their groundcrews and are seen taking off.
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
RAF Film Production Unit (Production company)
Gallai-Hatchard, Donald Nevill (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Kelly (Pilot Officer) (person)
Gallai-Hatchard (Pilot Officer) (person)
Royal Air Force, Sqdn 88 (regiment/service)
Keywords: equipment, British air - camera: Newman Sinclair (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Hawker Hurricane (object name)
aircraft, British - combat: Supermarine Spitfire (object name)
aircraft, United States - combat: Douglas Boston & [British] (object name)
GB, England & Ford, Sussex <RAF Station> (geography)