RAF Stave off Day Attack on French Targets

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/41

Paramount Issue No.

1352

Date Released

14 Feb 1944

Released by Paramount

14 Feb 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1RAF Stave off Day Attack on French Targets
2. 2King and Queen Tour Yorkshire Coalfields
3. 3The Other Man’s Job: Runways for Attack

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Northern France - aerial shots of targets: airfields, railways, power stations. Bostons used chiefly. Location of targets by aerial photography. As Nazi bombers, bent on a raid, are spotted, the RAF steps in. Mitchell planes also used to good effect.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

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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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