The Royal Air Force at war the unseen films, 1940-1944
2008
DVD
Rare and fascinating films preserved in the museum's archives. These 24 training and public information films cover a range of subjects from ditching procedures for Halifax bomber crews to the best way to rescue crashed fighter pilots from their cockpits. There are film guides to preventing air accidents, fascinating behind-the-scenes accounts of servicing Wellington bombers and even a look at the R.A.F. Regiment.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781417230747
- 1417230746
Description:
- 3 videodiscs (310 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
Notes: DVD, fullscreen (4:3 aspect ratio).
Contents:
- Disc 1. 1940 (126 min.): Bits of our aircraft are missing / produced by G.B. Instructional Limited
- Discipline and morale / produced by Science Films Ltd., London
- Enemy interrogation of prisoners / produced by Gee Films Ltd. ; direction, Aveling Ginever
- Gun turret drill : the Fraser-Nash turret / produced by Gee Films Ltd.
- The Boulton Paul turret
- Local boy makes good : a story with a moral (animated)
- Extra: R.A.F. fighters ever on the alert / Movietone News.
- Disc 2. 1941-1942 (97 min.): The first thing / produced by British Films Ltd.
- Re-arming a bomber / Brent Productions
- R.A.F. action / produced by British Movietone News ; commentary by Leslie Mitchell
- Air sense : for elementary flying training schools / produced by Gee Films Ltd.
- Fly away Peter : the story of direct air re-inforcements from Great Britain to our overseas fronts / Royal Air Force Film Production Unit presents
- In the drink / The Ministry of Information presents ; commentary by Colin Wills
- Sky giant : the story of Avro Lancaster / from the Film Archive of the Imperial War Museum ; The Ministry of Information presents, for the Ministry of Aircraft ; produced by British Movietone News Production ; commentary by Leslie Mitchell
- Extra: Terror from the skies : the R.A.F. hits the hun by day & night / Pathe Gazette special edition.
- Disc 3. 1943-1944 (87 min.): A fighter has crashed / produced by Selwyn Films
- Missed date / Analysis Films Limited present
- Nought feet : a film on low flying navigation technique / produced by the R.A.F. Film Production Unit
- R.A.F. regiment / Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
- Towards the offensive / Royal Air Force Film Production
- Unit
- We attack / a Merton Park production
- Front line airforce / made for the Ministry of Information by the Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
- Night flight / Royal Air Force Film Production Unit presents
- Extra: Newsreel: With the Air Force : back from Berlin / Pathe Gazette.
Publisher or Distributor Number: KOC-DV-6555
Control Number: 482354
UPC: 741952655596
Publisher: Port Washington, NY : Koch Vision, [2008]Series:
- Imperial War Museum, the official collection
- Imperial War Museum, the official collection.
- Koch Vision war and military collection
- Koch Vision war and military collection.
Subjects:
- Airplanes, Military -- Great Britain -- History.
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- History.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.
Genre: Video recordings.
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