Accession Number | F04758 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 13 min |
Object type | To be confirmed |
Physical description | 16mm/Colour/silent |
Maker |
Commonwealth Film Unit |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Williamtown |
Date made | c 1945 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Beaufighter
Description
Activities of 5 Operational Training Unit (OTU), RAAF at Williamtown, NSW sometime after January 1945. Scenes include Beaufighters being serviced by Women's Auxilary Australian Air Force (WAAAF), armourers fitting rockets to underwing rails, aerial shots of Beaufighters in flight and firing rockets at sea. Portrait shots of RAAF pilots infront of and seated in aircraft. (Beaufighters A8-71, A8-75, A8-93 & A8-97 shown in this film were delivered to 5 OTU in January 1945. Information provided by RAAF Historical)
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Video of Beaufighter (video)