Accession Number | F02598 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 6 min |
Object type | Actuality footage |
Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
Maker |
RAF Film Production Unit RAF Bomber Command |
Place made | Germany |
Date made | 19 April 1945; 25 April 1945 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
[Heligoland Ops 281, Berchtesgaden Ops 283, 284]
Description
RAF Bomber Command Operational films of daylight bombing raiders by Lancaster heavy bombers on Heligoland 19 April 1945 and Berchtesgaden 25 April 1945. (Ops 281) Opening scene taken from bombing camera looking down on a Lancaster bomber and bomb explosions on the target area. Shot of target area pock-marked by bomb craters. More shots of bomb explosions. (0ps 293 & 284) Lancaster bomber formation flying of snow covered mountains. Anti-aircraft flak bursts. Shot of the bomb drop and bomb impacts. A long shot of flak bursts and the bombed target.
Film order form-
Video of [Heligoland Ops 281, Berchtesgaden Ops 283, 284] (video)