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Bomber Command Remembers Its Dead

Date released

14 Nov 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/91

NoS ID

103183

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

At Lincoln Cathedral, a memorial service commemorates the 21,000 men of Bomber Command who did not return.

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Armistice: The Endgame of World War One

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £12.99

Professor David Reynolds takes a fresh look at the events and personalities involved in the Armistice which brought the First World war to an end in 1918. In a journey that takes him through command centres...

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Last reunion of Bomber Command (1986)

Genre

News report

Staff from Bomber Command, the base for the famous dambuster raid of 633 Squadron, meet for their last ever reunion dinner. Air Vice-Marshall Sir Michael Hedgeland describes the decision to make this the...

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Re-discovering Thorold Dickinson

Date

12 Dec 2011, 10:54

Author

bufvcsergio

Post Type

BUFVC Article

Film historian James Leahy provides a personal view of three of the films made by the educator and film director Thorold Dickinson which are now available on DVD. About the author: James Leahy is a...

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High Command Changes

Date released

24 Nov 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/94

NoS ID

099147

Story no

4 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Changes in the high command of the British army include the appointment of General Sir Alanbrooke as CIGS he succeeds General Sir John Dill who is to be Governor of Bombay. Major General AE Nye is the new...

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The Battle of Hamburg. Bomber Command Smashes Germany’s Second City

Date released

12 Aug 1943

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1002

NoS ID

063796

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Land battle with Iraq (1991)

Genre

News report; Interview

Report about artillery shells being fired into Iraq from the Saudi Arabian border during the Gulf War prior to troops being sent in. With comment from Major Steve Young, second in command of the second field...

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RAF Shatter Nazi West Wall

Date released

1 Jun 1944

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1383

NoS ID

039198

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Bomber Command and Second Tactical Air Force intensify pre-invasion offensive.

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Flying Bomb Sites Captured

Date released

11 Sep 1944

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1477

NoS ID

147926

Story no

3 / 6

Second Battle of London now ended thanks to AA command, our armies and airmen.

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First South African VC

Date released

28 Dec 1942

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

42/104

NoS ID

099779

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Sergeant Quentin Smythe, South Africa’s first VC of this year is welcomed home by the Second-in-Command of his Regiment. The 22 year old soldier is later received by Premier Smuts.

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