With RAF over Holland

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/12

Paramount Issue No.

1231

Date Released

17 Dec 1942

Released by Paramount

17 Dec 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1From Slag Heaps to Dream Cities?
2. 2With RAF over Holland

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

Shots of the British Mosquito and American Boston. Their aim: a direct hit on a specific area (a factory) in daytime. Bostons approach coast of Holland; aerial shots of attack, radio works factory ablaze. Crews report a direct hit and return home with only twelve out of one hundred missing (bombers)

Keywords

Aviation; Industry and manufacture; War damage; 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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