The Royal Navy Bombards Capuzzo and Bardia

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

3

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1In the Middle East: War in the Sudan
2. 2RAF in Western Desert
3. 3The Royal Navy Bombards Capuzzo and Bardia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Alexandria Harbour - battleships and destroyers of the Allies, including the battleship "Queen Elizabeth". Ships make for Capuzzo and Bardia. The attack on Bardia harbour: naval guns firing, appearance of Italian bombers, retaliation and destruction of Italian planes.

Keywords

Aviation; Navy; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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