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A Christmas message from the CAS Air Vice Marshal George Jones
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Maker: Unknown
Christmas greetings to RAAF units serving in forward areas in the South Weat Pacific Area by the Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal George Jones KBE, CB, CBE, DFC.F10176
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A flight to the islands
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The first flight by a RAAF aircraft to territories outside of Australia. The flight's purpose was to survey and gather information on the flying conditions of the islands adjacent to Australia. The fl...F02660
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1. Air Force ballet 2. New strength in our air arm 3. Fighting men's haven. (Cinesound News No. 465)
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Maker: Cinesound
Extracts from Cinesound News newsreel Number 465. 1. (57 sec) RAAF male ballet rehearsing for a show 2. (1 min 54 sec) Features Fairey Battle aircraft 3. (3 min) Sydney, Anzac buffet in Hyde park fea...F00507
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1. Airmen and women march through Melbourne. 2. Australian built ship for Indian Navy. 3. Dutch delegates watch Australia takes wings. (Cinesound News No. 520)
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Maker: Cinesound
1. (1 min 4 sec) RAAF and WAAAF march through Melbourne 2. (1 min 14 sec) Lady Gowrie christens first ship built in Australia for the Indian Navy, HMIS Punjab 3. (1 min 39 sec) Important Dutch press d...F00549
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Alert
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N Bierre, Eric Parer, Damien Peter Mocatta, George Houlton Anderson, Alan Frederick
Shows how the air and ground defence systems are linked together. Also how certain defence orders and procedures are followed at unit level. Scenario; Group Captain G Sampson OBE RAF; Cameramen Eric B...F02194
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Aussies in Burma
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel item on Australians serving with RAF P-47 Thunderbolt and Hawker Hurricane equipped squadrons in Burma. Newsreel compiled from F02143 and F02142F10195
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Australian aces back to blitz Japs
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Maker: Cinesound
Newsreel item showing Flight-Lieutenant H. Graham Pockley, DFC and Flying Officer John L. Waddy, DFC, seated with their wives in a garden of a private home at Palm Beach, Sydney. The two airmen questi...F02009
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Australian airmen 1939-1945
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Maker: Commonwealth Film Unit Unknown
Produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit for the information of officers in the Repatriation Department. Bulk of the material supplied from the AWM film collection.F10160
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Australians assault Japanese in Halmeheras
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound Newsreel on RAN ships and units of the 1st Tactical Air Force, RAAF in operations at Morotai in the Halmaheras. Air Commodore Cobby watches operations from ship's bridge. Features Beaufighte...F00823
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Beaufort bombers
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Maker: Nicholas, Bert
A Cinesound production in co-operation with the Department of Aircraft Production and the Department of Information. Beaufort bomber production in Australian factories.F01443
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Beaufort bomber takes air
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Maker: Cinesound
News item on the assembly of a Beaufort bomber. Aircraft leaving factory and test flight.F02025
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Boomerangs in sensational flying
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Maker: Cinesound
Newsreel item on a test flight of the Commonwealth Boomerang fighter aircraft. Pilot boards aircraft; takes off; several shots of aircraft manoeuvring during test flight.F02007
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1. Brisbane pageant opens Red Cross appeal 2. Douglas C54 (DC4) Transport 3. AWAS scientist tests canned food for army 4. RAAF wrestling 5. Cue ace helps acf 6. Troops relax in island paradise. (News From Home No. 90)
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1. (56 sec) Brisbane, Queensland. City pageant opens Red Cross appeal week 2. (1 min 4 sec) New American transport aircraft, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster or DC-4 3. (57 sec) An AWAS Lieutenant in a labo...F00782
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By the seats of their pants
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Maker: Fortitude Productions
Program on famous Australian Aviators and their experiences in war. Interviewees include: Bert Richie, Nancy Bird Walton, Sir Jones, Dr Newton, Esther Mather, Jack McMaster, Air Commodore Kingwell, Ch...F03471
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Darwin "under attack" in air exercise: code named "Castor Oil"
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This RAAF Public Relations TV news item is a further supplement to AWM film F02774. Visuals show Mirage "defenders' at Darwin; airfield defence guards; RAF Vulcans; Canberra bombers and Sabre jets at ...F02775
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"D" Day, airmen return home
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound Review newsreel item on the return of unidentified RAAF personnel from Britain.F02014
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Desert Air Force (Anzac TV Series)
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Maker: Artransa Park Television Pty Ltd
Desert Air Force (Anzac TV Series)F10034-18
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Dianne Badcock as a Sister 1st Australian Field Hospital interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Badcock (nee Lawrence), Diane Swanborough, Greg
Sister, First Australian Field Hospital, RAAMC, Vung Tau 1969. Scene 16, Take 1: Gives reason for joining the Army was to go to Vietnam. Overwhelmed on arrival and describes casualties as suffering...F10662
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Disembarkation at Suez and Canal
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Australian and New Zealand soldiers, RAAF personnel and army nurses disembark from troopship at Suez and entrain.F01006
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8 Division AIF and RAAF march through Sydney
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Movietone News coverage of the city march by units of the 8th Division 2nd AIF and RAAF prior to deployment Malaya.F03389
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Douglas John Riding as Flight Lieutenant RAAF Forward Air Controller interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Riding, Douglas John Stuart Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 24 Take 1 Roll 8. His background as a Mirage fighter pilot and that all Forward Air Controllers (FACs) were fighter pilots; FAC pilot had to know the business of a fighter pilot to control fight...F10606
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[Empire Air Training Scheme personnel on leave Edmonton Canada 1943]
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Opening scene shows four Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) Leading Aircraftmen in front of Mr & Mrs Wize's home at 9918 115th Street Edmonton Alberta Canada. The airmen were stationed at No. 3 Manning...F04630
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Fighter aces thrill with spectacular flying
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Maker: Cinesound
A Cinesound Review news item showing Kittyhawks in a training flight over airfield. Commentator mentions fighter pilots Rawlinson, Fisher, Truscott and Warne. Truscott is the only one that has been id...F02021
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1. First Australian Howitzers tested 2. Ground speed for RAAF cyclists 3. They bring 'em round a nice hot cup o' tea. (Cinesound News No. 516)
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1. (2 min 23 sec) Biggest field gun made in this country shows what it can do before army and government officials 2. (1 min 32 sec) Road cycling championship at Albert Park, Victoria, shows that the ...F00545
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First inter-allied services boxing tournament
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Maker: Davey, Jack, (John Andrew) Cinesound
Coverage of the first inter Allied services boxing tournament held at Melbourne Stadium.F10185
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Flight into peace (Australians at war)
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Maker: Channel Ten Sydney
Aviation in the 1920's and 1930's. World unrest and depression.F08005
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Goulburn, NSW RAAF recruiting train (Cinesound News No. 464)
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RAAF train is sent to country centres to test recruits who could not make long journeys to the cities.F00506
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Group Captain De La Rue
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Maker: Movietone News
Group Captain De La Rue with the Governor General Lord Gowrie. Group Captain De La Rue speech on appointment as the Commander of the Australian Air Expeditionary Force.F01915
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Huge crowds view RAAF march, Brisbane
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound Review newsreel covering a RAAF march through the streets of the City of Brisbane. Sir James Blair, KCMG., Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland, took the salute at the march past.F02089
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[Interview with Captain R J 'Bert' Ritchie AO CBE] (By the seats of their pants)
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Maker: Fortitude Productions
Captain Ritchie talks about his career in aviation and the role of Qantas during the Second World War. Among the topics mentioned are the 'Double Sunrise' operation, Australia to Colombo, using Catal...F00242
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Island hopping with the RAAF (Anzac TV Series)
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Maker: Artransa Park Television Pty Ltd
Island hopping with the RAAF (Anzac TV Series)F10034-21
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1. More Canberra survivors arrive 2. Meet Squadron Leader Clive Caldwell, DFC and Bar 3. Milne bay wounded return 4. Second front vital - says Vladimir Mikheyev 5. Light Horse rides again. (Cinesound News No. 569)
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1. (58 sec) Wounded men who survived the sinking of HMAS "Canberra" in the sea battles off the Solomon Islands arrive at an Australian port 2. (44 sec) Young Australian Airman, Squadron Leader Clive C...F00595
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More RAAF air crews for England
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Mute copy of a newsreel item of RAAF aircrews on a pre-embarkation parade; airmen detraining from electric suburban train at Port Melbourne; general shots on wharf; aircrews embarking on merchant vess...F02046
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Mosquito
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Maker: Nicholas, Bert
Cinesound Review news item giving a condensed description of the Mosquito aircraft at De Havilland Aircraft Australia Pty Ltd factory Sydney. A completed aircraft is wheeled from factory; flight trial...F02020
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New careers: women of the RAAF
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel on some of the 30 different types of jobs performed by women in the RAAF. Also shows the sporting and social activities offered by a career in the RAAF.F10188
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NSW police join RAAF
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154 members of the New South Wales Police Force enlisted in RAAF for air crews. The NSW Police Commissioner, William John Mackay inspected the police in a farewell parade and presentation held in the ...F02031
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Our busiest air terminal is in Vietnam DPR/TV/1158
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Australia's efforts in the Vietnam War involve more aircraft movements every day than any of the busy terminals inside Australia. There are eight thousand aircraft movements into and out of the Austra...F04371
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Pilots pot pigeons for practice
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel showing airmen practicing shooting with various types of weapons - Browning type machine-guns, Thompson sub-machine guns, pistols and clay pigeon shooting with double barrelled shot...F02042
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RAAF bomber crew operational training
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Training bomber crews at an RAAF Operational Training Unit (OTU). Commentary by Jack Davey, Movietone News. Beaufort bombers, parachute packing, practice jumps from Oxford aircraft and parachute contr...F00839
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RAAF Darwin Exercise Code named 'High Mars'
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Maker: RAAF Public Relations
Elements of three RAAF, RAF and RNZAF moved to the newly operational RAAF base Tindal airfield, Darwin, for an exercise code-named "High Mars". The exercise was an air defence strike reconnaissance us...F02721
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RAAF displays air power (DPR RAAF stock shots)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Movietone News item on RAAF airpower. Shows RAF Javelin fighters, RAAF Avro Lincolns heavy bombers, CAC CA-27 Sabre jet fighters, P2V-5 Neptune martime patrol aircraft and Vampire jet fighters armed a...F10385
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RAAF Hercules bring back the last Australian troops from Vietnam, December 1972
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Maker: Booth, J
The RAAF which began active operations in South Vietnam in July 1964 with three transport aircraft appropriately closed the book on the Vietnam war regarding Australia's involvement yesterday when two...F03399
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RAAF loan march
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Newsreel type item of RAAF marching along George Street, Sydney, past saluting base on steps of Sydney Town Hall to publicise war loan.F02037
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600 RAAF men home
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A newsreel item of RAAF personnel arriving home from the European war zone. Airmen disembarking from troopship. Parents, wives and friends greeting returned airmen.F02034
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RAAF No. 1 (Anzac TV Series)
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Maker: Artransa Park Television Pty Ltd
RAAF No. 1 (Anzac TV Series)F10034-17
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RAAF over Europe (Anzac TV Series)
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Maker: Artransa Park Television Pty Ltd
RAAF over Europe (Anzac TV Series)F10034-16
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RAAF passing out parade
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A short newsreel type item of a RAAF passing out parade. There is no indication of the Air Commodore taking salute, unit or location apart for sub title, "New South Wales" in scene No. 2.F02038
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1. RAAF pilots parade - lifesavers train 2. War salvage 3. Training dogs (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 49)
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1. (1 min) Young pilots train for Victory Air Force Cup (56 sec) Members of Western Australian Field Ambulance train as life savers 2. (1 min 25 sec) Waste paper and cardboard is collected for the war...F00371
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RAAF swimming carnival, Melbourne (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 7)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News newsreel Vol. 13 No. 7 on the RAAF swimming carnival, Melbourne.F00330
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Spectacular display WAAAFs
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Maker: Universal
Universal newsreel showing women of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) marching, inspection by Lady Wakehurst and performing various duties carried out by the service. Recruiting propa...F02043
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Spitfires over Australia
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Maker: Cinesound
A Cinesound newsreel with main theme of Dr H V Evatt's visit to the USA and Great Britain to obtain Spitfires for the defence of Australia. Item starts with shots of the Battle for Britain, October 1...F02006
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Team work in Allied air operations
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Newsreel item on Lieutenant-General George H. Brett, USAAF Commander Allied Air Forces Australia and SWPA, seated in office, introduces his staff: Air Vice Marshal W.D. Bostock, CB, OBE, RAAF Chief of...F02047
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The Australian Hornet
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Maker: McDonnell Douglas
Introduction shows RAAF F/A-18 Hornet A21-103 parked soundtrack excerpt of speech by Prime Minister Bob Hawke mentioning the F/A-18 capabilities. Aerials of F/A-18 aerobatics. F/A-18 firing air to air...F10471
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The RAAF is on parade (Cinesound News No. 492)
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RAAF members parade through Sydney and Melbourne streets.F00523
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The war in New Guinea
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Shots of unloading ships at Port Moresby, aircraft bringing in supplies to forward areas and flying out wounded, making airstrip.F01649
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They serve
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Maker: Driver, Roy Herschells Films Shell Historical Archives
This film is a Shell Company contribution toward the efforts of the Australian Red Cross telling the Australian public of the vital need for its assistance in maintaining the activities of the Red Cro...F01970
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They serve that men may fly
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Maker: Stark, Amy Gwendoline
WAAAF activities during the 1939-1945 war.F10244
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1,000th trainer plane (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 32)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 32. An Australian aircraft factory delivers newest Tiger Moth given to the RAAF by residents of Kuringai, NSW. It is presented by Lady Gowrie at a parade o...F00354
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1. Trafalgar honoured 2. Australians assemble American Airacobras 3. Girls go to blazes. (Cinesound News No. 574)
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1. (40 sec) Navy men parade through Melbourne streets 2. (1 min 50 sec) Australian craftsmen master intricate details of assembling United States fighter aircraft [Bell P39 Airacobra]. Aircraft being ...F00600
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Victory loan highlights (News From Home. No. 89)
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RAAF and ATC march in Brisbane. A wrecked Mitsubishi "Betty" bomber is part of the parade. Air Vice Marshal Bostock takes the salute. North Sydney school children display propaganda posters. Tivoli ba...F00778
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Volunteer Air Observer Corps [VAOC]
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound item showing the functions of the Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC). observers sight supposed enemy bombers and report to a central control by telephone; course of bombers plotted; fighter...F02095
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WAAAFs do real war job
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel item showing women of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Airforce (WAAAF) performing various aircraft maintenance duties. The WAAAF's are shown working on Liberator bombers and Spitfi...F02041
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WAAAFs step out
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound news item on a parade of women of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) at the Melbourne University Oval, Carlton Victoria, on 15 November 1942. Lady Zara Gowrie Air Commandant ...F02044
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Wings of attack: featuring Group Captain Cobby DSO, DFC
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Maker: Cinesound
Recruiting film for the RAAF featuring group Captain Cobby.F01661