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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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Air aces ready for Japs
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Line of US Kittyhawk Aircraft run engines, close up of pilots, Lieutenant Reynolds, Captain Hannon, Lieutenant Moorhead and Captain George Kaiser, damaged Japanese drop tank, Japanese bomber wreck, Ki...F00837
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Americans land on Trobriand Island
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
A general coverage of American troops embarking in Landing Craft Infantry (LCI), Landing Craft Tank (LCT) and Landing Craft Mechanised (LCM) at Milne Bay, the convoy at sea and the landing at Trobrian...F01261
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American volunteer group in Rangoon, Burma
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Maker: Unknown
The 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), know as 'The Flying Tigers', in Rangoon, Burma. Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft arming, American pilots practice throwing football, scramble to aircraft, taxi o...F00963
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Australia looks to the air (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 4)
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A short history of the supply of aircraft for the RAAF and aircraft production in Australia.F00327
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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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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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Cradle of the RAAF
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The Air Training Corps is the cradle from which flows the splendid young manhood of the Royal Australian Air Force. This film presents some of the history and much of the activities of No. 5 Wing West...F02701
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Darwin stock shots: air raid & dive bombing
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Darwin, 4 August 1942. Shows single engine aircraft practices dive-bombing. War Correspondents take cover in silt trenches during air raid alert. Identified correspondents are Bill Barien BBC, Jack St...F01194
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Dissassembly of P-40 armament
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Maker: United States Army Signal Corps
Official War Department training film I-739 produced by the Signal Corps in collaboration with the Army Air Forces. Explains the disassembly of the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk armament consisting of six .5...F02362
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Dive bombing and strafing and evacuation of wounded, Shaggy Ridge Area.
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
Distant aircraft flying right to left across wooded ridge. Aircraft dives and bomb explosions on ridge. Various shots of Kittyhawks diving and strafing Japanese positions on Shaggy Ridge. Formation of...F07074
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1. Dr Evatt tells how victory can be won 2. Motion picture entertainment comes to camps 3. Australia looks after disabled heroes 4. RAAF fighters scan the skies in Kittyhawks. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 29)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 291. (1 min 16 sec) Dr Evatt comes home from visit to America and talks about winning the victory 2. (1 min 18 sec) Mobile cinema in army camps 3. (1 min 3...F00351
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El Alamein area, Mr Casey's visit to El Alamein, El Alamein Railway Station, 450 Squadron in the Western Desert
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Maker: Military History Section
Various scenes of battlefield with wrecked tanks and vehicles in desert country near the Hills of Jesus. Three soldiers examine captured Italian 20mm Breda gun. Valentine tank at Tank HQ. Men of the 2...F07016
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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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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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Galea Bay attack
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
On 9 January 1945 to 10 January 1945 all available aircraft from No. 78 Fighter Wing assigned to a combined naval-air (RAN-RAAF) task against the main enemy bivouac and supply area near Galea Village,...F01688
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Gona - Buna (Anzac TV series)
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Maker: Artransa Park Television Pty Ltd
Gona - Buna (Anzac TV series)F10034-06
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Island target
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Maker: Carty, William Montague Trerise, John William Coffey, Frank Bird, Walter Charles
This is a general release film produced by the Department of Information using historical film footage. For the purpose of continuity in this some scenes may be out of historical sequence, because of ...F01260
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Jungle patrol: the New Guinea story of 8 Australian soldiers
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Maker: Carty, William Montague Trerise, John William Gurr, Tom Finch, Peter
Made in New Guinea, this film was shot mainly in forward battle areas, some of which were under fire. It was photographed by the Commonwealth Film Unit which flew with an Australian patrol into the Ra...F01310
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Kittyhawks, Darwin
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
American airmen flying Curtiss P40 Kittyhawks fighter aircraft of the 9th Pursuit Squadron, 49th Pursuit Group United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) based at Darwin. Identified flyers are; Lieutenant R...F01778