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  1. The Spirit of the RAF

    Date released
    16 Jan 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/5
    NoS ID
    098514
    Story no
    1 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    Convalescent airmen loosening up in the gymnasium of an RAF hospital and then have a game snowballing the nurses. [98 ft] Meanwhile at an aerodrome RAF fighter pilots get ready to take off in planes which...

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  2. Raids on Rangoon

    Date released
    9 Feb 1942
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    42/12
    NoS ID
    099276
    Story no
    3 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    American volunteer pilots co-operate with the RAF flying Tomahawks in the defence of Rangoon. Burma is already a Japanese objective and is being constantly bombed. In a suburban station a refugee train...

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  3. Aid for China - Burma Road

    Date released
    13 Apr 1942
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    42/30
    NoS ID
    099375
    Story no
    6 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    British and American lease-lend material travelling to China and Burma. The urgency for material is so great that two-way traffic must be maintained. Troops as well as war material are transported. To...

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  4. Burma - Latest Pictures

    Date released
    30 Apr 1942
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    42/35
    NoS ID
    099397
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    General Chiang Kai-Shek accompanied by his wife arrive in Burma for talks with British military leaders. Meanwhile Indian and Burmese troops advance on the township of Shwegyin to recapture it after Japanese...

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  5. Closing a Chapter in Burma

    Date released
    28 May 1942
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    876
    NoS ID
    062784
    Story no
    5 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

    Including the RAF raid Matabaan.

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  6. Jap Blitz on Burma

    Date released
    28 May 1942
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    42/43
    NoS ID
    099458
    Story no
    3 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Small Burmese town on fire after Japanese raid.

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  7. Burma - Arakan Front

    Date released
    8 Apr 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/28
    NoS ID
    099919
    Story no
    5 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    British and Indian troops disembark from sanpans on their way to the front in the Arakan Province. In the hill country known as the Arakan Yoma the men are seen at their firing positions, advancing and...

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  8. Bombs on Burma

    Date released
    22 Apr 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/32
    NoS ID
    099940
    Story no
    6 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Australian pilots are briefed prior to a bombing raid on the Japanese on the Arakan Front. The ground crews bomb up, the planes are boarded, bombs over the targets and releasing bombs.

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  9. Chinese in Burma

    Date released
    15 Nov 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/91
    NoS ID
    100171
    Story no
    2 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Chinese soldiers in the Burma jungle fight on the forgotten front. Hacking their way through jungle undergrowth and crossing streams by ratta-cane bridge, these men under the command of General Stilwell make...

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  10. Elephants Aid Allies

    Date released
    3 Jan 1944
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    44/1
    NoS ID
    100230
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Elephants in Burma doing the work of coolies. They push large tree trunks about with ease, tow heavy loads such as guns, etc.

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