RAF flying artillery (CBS 1)

Accession Number F02625
Collection type Film
Measurement 8 min 35 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker RAF Film Unit
Place made France: Normandy, United Kingdom: England
Date made 19 June 1944
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Inaccessable army targets such as the Panzer Group HQ, radiolocation stations, armoured transport well behind the lines, enemy gun positions, observation posts, such as the factory chimneys north of Caen, ferry stations used for transporting supplies across the Seine, marshalling yards, etc. all these targets represent a definite danger to our ground troops they must be destroyed before they can advance. To do this the RAF call in their "Flying Artillery" in the shape of rocket carrying Typhoons. There is tremendous amount of ground work to be done before these machines can become airborne and the ground crew are doing a magnificent job working constantly through the long summer days so that the Army will have air support when and where they most need it. Various shots showing ground crews preparing rockets for fitting to aircraft. Fitting rockets to mainplane of Typhoon. Take-offs and operational material of various targets being attacked.[transcribed from dope sheet]