(Untitled record)

Series

Series Name

Airfront Gen Operational Supplement

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

1944

Length of issue (in feet)

753

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1(Untitled record)
2. 2(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

17 September, raid on enemy positions north east of Boulogne (aerial film from low-flying aircraft); 20 September, large-scale raid on strongpoints in the Calais area, and particularly on heavy gun emplacements; 11 October, Lancasters bomb gun positions at Flushing; 14 October, large-scale raid on Duisberg and particularly on the Thyssen steel works (clouds, obscure film); 14 October, night raid by Lancasters and Mosquitos on Brunswick - particularly on aircraft factories - where bombs and incendiaries light up the built-up area and old town; 29 October, Lancasters perform second attack (through thick cloud) on the battleship "Tirpitz", now in Tromso fjord; 12 November, third and last attack - clear film of two hits, although capsizing obliterated by smoke; 16 November, Bomber Command attacks the town of Duren in support of the US Ninth Army, destroying ammunition dumps and troop concentrations; 4 December, night raid on the communications centre of Heilbronn - flares are dropped to light up the target, rail and industrial complexes are destroyed, incendiaries illuminate the town.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Aviation; Navy; 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

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Address

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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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