The Royal Air Force at war. Disc 1, 1940 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:
- 1 videodiscs (126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm.
- polychrome
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
Other Title:
- Royal Air Force at war, the unseen films, 1940-1944. Disc 1 [DVD].
- 1940 [DVD].
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.
Publisher or Distributor Number: KOC-DV-6555
Control Number: 803710
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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