| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Bismarck Sea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | F01442 |
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 9 min 24 sec |
| Object type | Newsreel |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/sound |
| Maker |
Parer, Damien Peter |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 2 March 1943-3 March 1943 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
Bismarck convoy smashed!
Description
Cinesound Review newsreel of RAAF and USAAF action against the Japanese convoy in the Bismark Sea on 2 and 3 March 1943 resulting in the loss of twenty two ships and fiftheen thousand Japanese troops. Includes shots of air attacks on ships and rafts by Beaufighters of 30 Squadron RAAF. The pilot Damien Parer filmed by standing directly behind him in the cockpit is 260535 Flight Lieutenant Ronald Frederick 'Torchy ' Uren, DFC. (See also F01851 for unedited Department of Information footage and dope sheets.)