Santa Cruz, Poona area

Accession Number F02120
Collection type Film
Measurement 4 min 23 sec
Object type Actuality footage
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Place made India
Date made June 1945
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

General coverage of RAAF in India. Sightseeing; Juhu transit camp; Juhu beach, Poona drome area; aerial shots of Poona; Nagpur; Indians unloading and stacking rice (?). The final reel is a passenger train en route from Bhopal to Calcutta. There is no continuity between shots and no apparent story basis. Identified personnel are Flight Lieutenant Ross Hutchinson, 426248 Flying Officer S.W. Arnold of Sandgate, Qld, 429165 P/O K.C. Caldwell of Forbes, NSW.

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