452 Squadron RAAF Spitfire gun camera film

Accession Number F03637
Collection type Film
Measurement 23 min 48 sec
Object type Actuality footage
Physical description 16mm/b&w/silent
Maker Sanderson, Jack Gordon
Place made Australia: Northern Territory
Date made 1943; 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

Gun camera film of aerial combat training taken by 407835 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) J G Sanderson 452 Squadron RAAF sometime between October 1943 and November 1944 in the Darwin area. Shows practice attacks on Spitfires, Kittyhawks and Beauforts. Also attacks on towed aerial targets and ground targets.