Gen Special
Series
- Series Name
- The Gen
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- RAF Warfront: the Battle of Normandy. Troops land on beaches "under the shield of the RAF", and the striking force assembles: ground traffic control at Banville/Grepon crossroads. Improvised airfields constructed for Spitfires, Mustangs, Typhoons. Rockets are fitted to Typhoons, which are seen in action - special emphasis on the exploits of Group Captain Morris (?) [sic]. A Typhoon crash lands on one wheel. Lancasters and Halifaxes bomb the Falaise "pocket". Wrecked equipment and dead or wounded troops of General von Kluge’s army litter the roads from Falaise.
- Keywords
- Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Navy; Military
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- 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.
- Series held
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