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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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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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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 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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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