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Aerial supply in Sarawak DPR/TV/247
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Maker: Defence Public Relations (DPR)
To the men of the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment patrolling on active service in forward positions near the Sarawak-Kalimantan border of Borneo, air drops of supplies have become more than ju...F03666
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Air ambulance Middle East (702 RAF A.II)
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Maker: RAF Film Unit
Air evacuation of casualties at 322 Wing Casualty Air Evacuation Centre, Middle East. Stretcher cases being loaded into Douglas C-47 Dakota tranport aircraft and Bristol Bombay transport aircraft. Med...F02639
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Aircraft torpedo
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Maker: Brent Productions
RAF training film using animated drawings to show the main features and workings of the 18 inch Mk 12 aircraft torpedo. Includes footage of RAF Blenheim bomber.F02392
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Air defence exercise at Darwin
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In a four day mock air war RAAF bombers and fighters attacked Darwin and the RAAF base which was defended by fighters, missiles and anti-aircraft guns. This item shows airborne troops parachuting from...F02731
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Air road to Mandalay
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Parked RAF B-24 Liberator bombers. Bombing-up, air and ground crew prepare for mission. Take off, interior shots of aircraft and bombing.F02168
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Akyab
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Maker: RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Akyab Island airfield Burma.F02150
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Arrival of British flying boats
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Maker: Unknown
The Far East Flight RAF consisting of four British Southampton Flying Boats successfully complete their flight from Plymouth to Melbourne. The flight left Britain on 17 September 1927. Formation fligh...F02259
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Artillery men return DPR/TV/296
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Maker: Cunneen, William James
Gunners of the 102nd Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, returned to Australia today (October 20) after a routine two year tour of duty in Malaysia. Here a section of the Battery at a patrol b...F03684
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Australian Air Defence Regiment Battery Malaysia DPR/TV/584
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Maker: L'Estrange, Brian Edwin
Canberra jet bombers soon to be used in Vietnam were the "enemy" force in exercise "Kangaroo Hop" in Malaysia's northern Kedah State. Aim of the exercise was to practise gunners of the 110 Light Anti-...F03855
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Australian Comforts Fund mobile unit on RAF station for Australian airmen serving in the RAF (C/B 375)
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Maker: RAF Film Unit
An Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) mobile canteen at a RAF airfield. Beaufighter aircraft in invasion stripes parked on airfield. Airmen gather around the truck and comforts are distributed to the men....F02589
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Balloon barrage
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RAF personnel engaged in the control and operation of barrage balloons in defence of a harbour, against low flying aircraft and dive-bombing attacks.F01769
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Bits of our aircraft are missing
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Maker: G B Instructional Ltd
Produced by G.B. Instructional Limited. Dramatised story of the RAF Investigation Branch. A message to the public to refrain from souvenir hunting at air crash sites since they could destroy vital clu...F02261
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[Bombing raid, Mandalay] (India)
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RAF operational film of bombing raid in Burma, target unknown could be Mandalay. First scene is the bomb drop shot from the aircraft's bombing camera. The target is partially obscured by clouds. Scene...F02645
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Bombsight Mk XIV: bombing with the Mk XIV bombsight
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Maker: Science Films Ltd
A RAF official training film produced by Science films Ltd. Uses animated diagrams to illustrate the function and use of the bombsight, the imaginary release circle, the sight line, finding wind speed...F02489
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Brest France blasting chateaux (Ops 201)
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RAF operational film of daylight raid on Brest, France by aircraft of the 2nd Tactical Airforce. Shows Mosquito aircraft at low level over the English Channel. Medium shot of Mosquito of 613 Squadron ...F02623
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Burma
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Maker: Stirling, James Belton RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Loading wounded Indian troops into DC-3 aircraft from ambulance at Akyab. Beaufigther dispersal at Joari airstrip. Supply parachute folding by Indian Army personnel at Akyab. DC-3 propeller being remo...F02130
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Churchill with the Air Force in Africa (North Africa 25 & 26)
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill and foreign secretary Anthony Eden vist RAF personnel serving in North Africa. Shows Churchill arrival by car, inspecting guard and addressing troops. Also shows Frenc...F02638
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Dakotas and gliders
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Maker: Jago, Kenneth Francis RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
RAF and American Dougals C-47 Dakota transport aircraft landing; loading wounded and taking off from Meiktila airfield Burma. A token coverage of Dakota aircraft towing Waco gliders and of gliders lan...F02123
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Delhi RAF Officers' Club
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Maker: RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
RAAF officers visit Royal Air Force mess, Lytton Road, Delhi, India. Officers playing badminton, relaxing on lawn, eating and reading in mess, and departure of visiting officers in panel van. Indian w...F02113
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Dinghy drill
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Maker: Nettlefold Studios
RAF training film produced by Nettlefold Productions at Nettlefold Studios, Burgh Island Bigbury-on-Sea South Devon. Shows the main features and operation of the Seat Type Single Seater Dingy Type K. ...F02371
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Dum Dum
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Maker: RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
RAF Douglas C-47 Dakotas (possibley 52 Squadron RAF) transports, Consolidated B24 Liberator heavy bombers and Short Stirling transport on Dum Dum airfield, West Bengal, India.F02133
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Duties of a pilot
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Maker: Briton Films
RAF training film produced by Briton Films about a cross country flight in a Hawker Hart biplane. Shows the pilot's preparation for the flight, the pre-flight check and the flight itself. Engine fail...F02388
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Emir Abdullah receives honorary Air Commodore
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Amman, Jordan, December 1940. Presentation of personal pennant of an Air Commodore, RAF, to his highness Emir Abdullah of Trans-Jordan and ceremonial parade and fly past of Lysander aircraft. Mr Kirkb...F01238
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Establishment of RAF station at Miho
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Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby
General views of the reconstruction of the former Japanese Naval Air Academy at Miho which was to become a RAF station. In charge of the advanced RAAF party was O4394 Flying Officer Harold Edwin Panne...F07463
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Exercise "Castor Oil" gets under way
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This exercise was designed to test the wet season defence facilities of Darwin. RAF Vulcans were flown from Singapore to take part in the exercise. RAAF aircraft taking part included Mirage fighters, ...F02774
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Ferry pilot (TF568)
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Maker: Crown Film Unit
A Crown Film Unit production on the work of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). The ATA was a civilian air force of men and women from Britain, the Commonwealth and other countries including the USA. T...F03083
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Fixed gun air firing Part 2
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Maker: Science Films Ltd
RAF official training film produced by Science Films London. Uses animated drawings to illustrate the effects of gravity drop and air resistance on bullets, the line of sight, the cone of fire, gun ha...F02263
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Fixed gun air firing Part 1
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Maker: Science Films Ltd
RAF official training film produced by Science Films Ltd, London on the the use of the reflector gunsight Mark II. Uses animated drawings to illustrate the gun sights optical system, the principles of...F02262
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Front line Air Force
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Maker: RAF Film Production Unit
Depicting activities of RAF. RAF trucks back into landing craft; Beaufort aircraft in flight; Boston in flight; American Mitchell in flight; general activities of British, American, Australian and New...F01553
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Gliders
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The airborne invasion of Normandy, France. The purpose was to seize vital bridges stradling the river Orne and the ships canal between Caen and the Normandy coast. Parachute and glider-borne formation...F02270
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Gyro Gunsight Mk IID
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Maker: Science Films Ltd
Royal Air Force official film produced by Science Films Ltd. London. Uses animated diagrams to explain deflection angles, the predictor gunsight and targets range speed. Procedure for setting the wing...F02254
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India bombing mission
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Maker: RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Shot from a RAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber, shadow of flying aircraft on the ground. Shot of bombs and incendiaries dropping. Bomb explosions.F02169
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India Command No. 1
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Maker: Stirling, James Belton RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight. Bridge, dam and bombing Pegu Ye railway bridges near Waw. Liberators returning from strike over Hoogly River Delta. Salbani Flying control tower. Buildings under con...F02121
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India Command No. 2
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Maker: Stirling, James Belton
Akyab airfield, Burma, shows 428056 Pilot Officer (P/O) Selwyn Leonard Bently (Champ) Skeels of Hobart, Tas, a navigator of 197 Squadron RAF as he dries himself. 420261 P/O Edward Roland (Eddie) Poll...F02125
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Into the drink
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Maker: Wills, Colin Cummins, Sylvia National Film Council
The routine carried out by the crew of a Halifax Bomber when they are forced to crash land their aircraft into the sea. Also the operation of the aircraft's emergency dinghy and its life-saving equipm...F01548
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Liberators and Dakotas
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Maker: Stirling, James Belton
Loading supplies onto DC-3 aircraft from trucks. Wounded civilians on stretchers being unloaded from DC-3 into ambulance. Parachute drop of supplies. Sign "B Flight the friendly firm". Airspeed Oxford...F02129
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Liberators and Spitfires
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Maker: RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Dum Dum, West Benagal, India showing RAF Hawker Hurricane IID. Supermarine Spitfire. Consolidated B24 Liberator bomber landing and take offs.F02135
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Liberators spraying rice fields
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Maker: RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Rice paddies, RAF men with Indian? farmers. Planting paddy rice. Consolidated B24 Liberator and Handley Page Hailfax heavy bombers taxiing and taking off. Spraying rice fields.F02137
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Lindholme dinghy rescue apparatus
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Maker: Nettlefold Studios
A RAF training film produced by Nettlefold at Burgh Island Studios. Shows air-sea rescue by dropping five containers with the Lindholme dinghy gear and food and drink.F02404
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Loading wounded natives on plane
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Maker: Jago, Kenneth Francis Jago, Kenneth Francis RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Ambulances convey wounded to Meiktila airstrip where airmen load stretcher case into Douglas C-47 Dakota transport aircraft for evacuation. The film contains three shots of a burning aircraft hangar a...F02122
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Maas River bridge at Roermond (Ops 193). River bridge at Venlo (Ops 194). (Ops 240)
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Operational Film No. 193, Maas River bridge at Roermond 28 October 1944. Medium bombers of the 2nd Tactical Air Force (TAF) scored a success of major importance when they destroyed a large road bridge...F02577
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Malayan Emergency [1 Squadron RAAF] / Group Captain W.D. Kerr
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Maker: Kerr, W D
Singapore shopping area, Tanglin Gardens, river boats in central Singapore area, Anglican church, shopkeepers in city area and children in street. Causeway to Johore, Johore market and Sultan's Palace...F03413
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Menzies at Plymouth
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Maker: Unknown
On 22 March, 1941, the Right Honourable R G Menzies KC, Prime Minister of Australia, visited the RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth, England and addressed personnel of No 10 Squadron, RAAF.F01104
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Mosquitoes in the making
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Maker: Ministry of Information
A Ministry of Information film made for the Ministry of Aircraft Production by GB Screen Services Ltd. Shows the main stages in construction of the all wooden Mosquito twin engine aircraft.F01586
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No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF Halton
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Shows the activities of No 1 School of Technical Training (aircraft apprentices) Royal Air Force, Halton, Buckinghamshire.F02253
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[No. 3 Squadron RAAF in the Western Desert]
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Maker: Salter, James Charles
Western desert, North Africa circa 1941-1942, long shot of tent and parked P-40 Kittyhawk of No. 3 Squadron RAAF in background. Three shots of P-40s preparing to take off from desert airfield. Ground ...F04171
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Official raising BCOF flags
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Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby
On 12 April 1946, the flags of the British Commonwealth of Nations were flown together for the first time in occupied Japan. The Commander-in-Chief BCOF, Lieutenant General J Northcott, inspected a gu...F07454
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Oil town Irrawaddy. Supply drops.
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Maker: RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC
Burning buildings at Irrawaddy, Burma. Camouflaged Douglas C-47 Dakota transport with Pegasus symbol nose art. Unloading supplies and loading supplies for parachute drop. Aerial shots from C-47 Dakot...F02136