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Activities of Peter Hemery war correspondent 1941-1945
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Maker: Hemery, Clement John Peter
[Colour] A United States Navy PT boat under tow. Aerial of USAAF C-47 No. 105. Aerial of a formation of C-47 Dakota transport aircraft. Butterfly collection. A US soldier marks drop zone white sheets ...F04638
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Admiralty landing
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Admiralty Islands, 29 February 1944. Brewer Reconnaissance Force, 2nd Squadron of 5th Cavalry Regiment, United States 1 Cavalry Division on beach embarking, on board US naval destroyers, disembarking,...F01267
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Air transport in New Guinea
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Maker: McKechnie, Frank
At Port Moresby wharf Australian soldiers take delivery of supplies, which they re-pack and load on to C-47 Dakota transport aircraft at Ward's Aerodrome. The transport planes take off and fly in sta...F07099
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1. Americans raid Tokyo in B25 Mitchell Bombers from USS "Hornet" 2. AIF jungle training. (News From Home No. 40)
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1. (4 min 18 sec) Tokyo raid by carrier borne Mitchell Bombers from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet on 18 April 1942 led by Major General Doolittle. Admiral Halsey and General Henry H. Arnold also app...F00735
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Assault on Salamaua
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
15 Brigade Headquarters at Missim showing VX33 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Henry George Guinn of East Malvern VIC, in conference with his staff. Soldier moves to forward Bren Gun position overlooking...F01866
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Attack
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Maker: United States Department of War
The battle for New Britain a United States War Department production photographed by the United States Signal Corps and USAAF. Shows scenes at the 'Overpower' Task Force three staging areas including ...F01928
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Australians flying in RAF 180 & 98 Mitchell Squadrons in England
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North American B-25 Mitchell bombers of No 180 Squadron RAF taxing on runway, most probably Foulsham, Norfolk. Mitchells taking off overhead of camera. Mitchell bomber of No. 98 Squadron RAF taxiing r...F02563
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[Australians in RAF Mitchell and Typhoon Squadrons] (Ops 308-334)
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Opening scene of a snow covered airfield with parked North American Mitchell bombers of No. 180 Squadron RAF. Australian? crew of Mitchell "Q" gather around their aircraft studying a map. Scene change...F02609
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Bismarck Sea battle
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Coverage of the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Scenes include: 30 Squadron RAAF Beaufighters flying in formation, 30 Squadron RAAF Beaufighters and their crew, strafing attacks on Japanese ships, barges...F01851
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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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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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Development of Lae into an Allied base
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Maker: McKechnie, Frank
Activities in and around Lae following the capture of that area. Shows Douglas C-47 Dakotas landing on Lae airstrip. USAAF mechanics servicing P-38 Lockheed Lightning aircraft. US troops loading fr...F07107
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Dutch [No 18] squadron [RAAF] Northern Territory
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Maker: Anderson, Alan Frederick
This is more or less a factual account of a flight of B25 Mitchells bombing up and preparing for a strike. The squadron is No 18 Squadron RAAF, the Dutch squadron, all of its pilots being Dutch, as we...F01795
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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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Funeral of Brigadier Sutherland
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Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
Brigadier R B Sutherland was killed on 28 September, 1943, when a B25 Mitchell bomber in which he was travelling as a passenger, crashed prior to becoming airborne. The Soputa Cemetery was opened at t...F07085
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Identification of raiders
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Maker: United States Army Signal Corps
Official War Department training film I-1017 produced by the Signal Corps in collaboration with the Commanding General Army Air Forces. A dramatized story of how a pilot of a B-25 identifies a German ...F02506
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Landings on Gloucester
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
On Christmas Day 1943 the American 1st Marine Division sailed from New Guinea for Cape Gloucester. At dawn on the 26 December 1943, Australian and American naval units bombarded the landing beaches; ...F01856
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Liberation of Rome
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The landing in Italy of Allied forces on 3 September 1943 the fighting, weather conditions, terrain, equipment, relief maps of each area and methods used; shots of General Eisenhower General Sir Harol...F01587
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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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Mission to Rabaul
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Maker: 5th Airforce Combat Camera Unit
Deals with the air war as conducted by the United States 5th Air Force in the New Guinea theatre culminating in the raid on Rabaul 12 October 1943 in which 326 fighters and bombers took part. Operatio...F01932