| Accession Number | F02560 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 4 min 15 sec |
| Object type | To be confirmed |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 1940s |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
PT boats at sea
Description
This film appears to be on co-operation between United States Navy (USN) Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT) and RAAF Beaufort bombers. Shows PT boat base and crewmen cocking .50 calbre Browning machine gun, loading and mounting 20mm magazines onto Oerlikon gun. The PT boats underway at speed and crew loading 40mm Bofors gun. Night scenes of tracer fire from PT boats. Back on shore and a briefing between RAAF and USN personnel. Close up shots of RAAF Beaufort pilot at the controls of his aircraft. Air to air shots of Beauforts and shots of PT boats taken fom the air. Shots from PT boats of Beauforts buzzing PT boats.
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Video of PT boats at sea (video)