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Very brief filmed records of aerial combat and air-to-ground attacks by RAF fighter pilots. Captions identify pilot name, squadron, date and time of attack, aircraft type and target. (Personnel named are not visible.) This batch of RAF camera gun footage includes shots from February, April, May and June 1940.
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Combat Film No 2. Pilot Officer Proudman of unidentified squadron on 22/2/1940 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: Heinkel He 111.
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Combat Film No 3. Squadron Leader Farquar of unidentified squadron on 22/2/1940 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: Heinkel He 111.
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Combat Film No 4. Flying Officer Edmonds of 43 Squadron on 8/4/1940 at unspecified time, flying Hawker Hurricane. Target: Heinkel He 111.
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Combat Film No 5. Flight Lieutenant C B Hull of 43 Squadron on 10/4/1940 at unspecified time, flying Hawker Hurricane. Target: Heinkel He 111.
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Combat Film No 9. Flying Officer Welford of 65 Squadron on 17/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Junkers Ju 88.
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Combat Film No 11. Flight Lieutenant Malan of 74 Squadron on 21/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Heinkel He 111.
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Combat Film No 13. Flight Lieutenant Treacy of 74 Squadron on 24/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Junkers Ju 88s and Henschel Hs 126.
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Combat Film No 15. Flying Officer Gray of 54 Squadron on 24/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109.
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Combat Film No 16. Flight Lieutenant Treacy of 74 Squadron on 24/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier Do 17 and Junkers Ju 88.
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Combat Film No 17. Flight Lieutenant Malan of 74 Squadron on 24/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier Do 217 and Potez aircraft.
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Combat Film No 21. Flight Lieutenant Pearson of 54 Squadron on 25/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: Messerschmitt Me 110.
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Combat Film No 22. Flight Lieutenant Pearson of 54 Squadron on 26/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: Messerschmitt Me 110.
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Combat Film No 27. Flight Sergeant Franklin of 65 Squadron on 26/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 110.
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Combat Film No 28. Flight Sergeant Franklin of 65 Squadron on 26/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 110.
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Combat Film No 29. Sergeant Hayes of 65 Squadron on 26/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 110.
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Combat Film No 30. Sergeant Hayes of 65 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier Do 17.
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Combat Film No 32. Flight Lieutenant Malan of 74 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109 and Dornier Do 217.
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Combat Film No 33. Pilot Officer Freeborn of 74 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109s.
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Combat Film No 35. Flight Lieutenant Olive of 65 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: unspecified.
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Combat Film No 36. Flight Lieutenant Malan of 74 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier Do 17.
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Combat Film No 37. Pilot Officer Freeborn of 74 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Heinkel He 111.
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Combat Film No 39. Flying Officer Kerr-Wilson of 610 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Junkers Ju 87 and Ju 88.
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Combat Film No 43. Flying Officer Drummond-Hay of 609 Squadron on 31/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: unspecified.
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Combat Film No 44. Flight Lieutenant Webster of 41 Squadron on 31/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Heinkel He 111 and Messerschmitt Me 109.
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Combat Film No 46. Flying Officer Howell of 609 Squadron on 1/6/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Heinkel.
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Combat Film No 47. Squadron Leader Lees of 72 Squadron on 2/6/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Junkers Ju 87.
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Combat Film No 48. Flight Lieutenant Bader of 222 Squadron on 1/6/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109.
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Combat Film No 49. Flying Officer Woodward of 64 Squadron on 31/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: unspecified.
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Combat Film No 50. Flight Lieutenant Crossley of 32 Squadron on 8/6/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Heinkel He 111.
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16mm
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