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Description: I. Men sort through scrapheap of German aircraft wreckage in summer. (ca 250 ft)
II. Close-up of Eagle Squadron emblem worn by US personnel flying in the RAF (from 19 September 1940). (ca 75 ft)
III. Two Hurricanes of 71 Squadron (Eagle) stand on airfield in winter. US pilot climbs into Hurricane and taxies out. (74 ft)
IV. Men work on Tomahawk inside shed and on a radial-engined fighter (Curtiss Mohawk ?). (34 ft)
V. Aerial view of Hawker Audax biplane climbing, diving and landing in summer. (123 ft)
VI. Distant view of bomber squadron over summer country. (15 ft)
VII. Take-off inside flying boat. (9 ft)
VIII. RAF personnel and civilians wait outside hangar to hear Minister for Aircraft Production Moore-Brabazon speak from podium. (98 ft)
IX. RAF Air Vice Marshal stands beside microphone in cold weather speaking to small group of RAF and civilian (American ?) guests. Lockheed Electra stands in background. (40 ft)
X. Curtiss Tomahawk I stationary and taxiing. (35 ft)
XI. Flying officer wearing Eagle Squadron emblem dons headgear and climbs into Hurricane of 71 Squadron. (94 ft)
XII. Oxford IIs taxi on airfield in summer. (101 ft)
XIII. Sunderland I of RAAF 10 Squadron flies overhead. (6 ft)
XIV. Two US pilots stand beside Hurricane I (in service from November 1940 to May 1941) and examine map. One climbs into plane. (98 ft)
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Moore-Brabazon, John Theodore Cuthbert (person)
Royal Air Force, Sqdn, 71 (regiment/service)
Royal Australian Air Force, 10 Squadron (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: Hawker Hurricane & [United States] (object name)
aircraft, British - light military: Hawker Audax (object name)
aircraft, British - seaplane: Short Sunderland & [Australian] (object name)
aircraft, British - transport: Airspeed Oxford (object name)
aircraft, United States - combat: Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk & [British] (object name)
aircraft, United States - transport: Lockheed Electra (object name)
operations, British air - preparation (object name)
operations, British air - maintenance (object name)
operations, British air - sortie: bomber flight (object name)
GB, England (geography)
