Recent Developments in War Technology

Series

Series Name

The Gen

Issue

Issue No.

16

Date Released

1945

Length of issue (in feet)

1318

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Your RAF Reporter Presenting the Truth to the Station Warrant Officers of the World Introduces
2. 2Your RAF Reporter Presenting the Truth to the Station Warrant Officers of the World Introduces
3. 3Your RAF Reporter Presenting the Truth to the Station Warrant Officers of the World Introduces
4. 4Recent Developments in War Technology
5. 5Film of Japanese Dancing Girls and Peaceful Mount Fuji Followed by Collage of Explosions Etc: "Farewell to the Beautiful Islands of Japan"
6. 6Gen Special

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

Film of Bofors gun, flame throwers, V1 flying bomb, and "scatter bombs". Not all recent developments are offensive, however - film illustrates Mulberry harbour, PLUTO oil supplies, FIDO runway illumination for fog landings. "Total force" is also required - "Ten Ton Tessie" bomb (22,000lb) shown, in Lancaster raid on Bielefeld viaduct. Explanation of operation uses stop fame technique, showing crater made before explosion.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Military; Newsreels

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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