THEY FLY THROUGH THE SAND [Allocated Title]

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Object description

Unedited film shot mainly in North Africa during the advance of the 8th Army in the Western Desert.

Full description

(Reel 1) Bostons on desert airstrip. Supplies move up the Nile in barges, with dhows in background. RN vessels in Mediterranean repel aerial attack. Tedder, Alexander and Harwood (?) rehearse a joint conference to the camera. Montgomery and Coningham stand outside tent. Camera-gun film of Beaufighters strafing enemy shipping. Bostons bomb desert targets. RAF Kittyhawks with shark's teeth markings (250 Squadron) scramble and perform aerobatics.

Content description

(Reel 2) Spitfires scramble. Hurricanes with bombs attached and auxiliary fuel tanks on ground and in flight. Spitfires of 417 Squadron in flight. Bombing up of Kittyhawks of 112 Squadron. USAAF Mitchells bomb desert targets.

Content description

(Reel 3) Low level aerial travelling shot of seemingly endless column of supply trucks on desert road. Bostons in flight over the desert and coast.

Physical description

35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Production date: 1942
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: RMY 210-2-4

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