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Description

Object description

An impression of the way in which RAF Bomber Command carried out its assigned task of "smashing the German war industries."

Full description

The film traces the course of a typical raid, beginning with interpretation of photographic reconnaissance and meteorological studies; the complex of organisational detail behind the mission in preparations of equipment for aircraft and crew, collating intelligence etc ("Before a raid, everybody on a bomber airfield had his own particular job to get on with"); the briefing; departure of the pathfinders; take off procedure. With a new 'personal' commentary the film accompanies a bomber on the raid, with captured film illustrating German defensive measures and commentary claiming RAF "perfected technique for night attack" but admitting heavy losses. Hints at the increasing technical complexity of the air war. After listing participating allied nations and German target cities, the film closes with long post-war aerial shots of bombed cities including Berlin: "Germany lies in ruins."

Physical description

35mm

Object Details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Seven League (Production company)
Nieter, H M (Production individual)
Whitehead, R G (Squadron Leader) (Production individual)
Wolf, Julia (Production individual)
Gill, MacDonald (Production individual)
MacRae, Arthur (Production individual)
Harvey, Frank (Production cast)
Attenborough, Richard Samuel (Production cast)
Production date: 1945
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 3
Catalogue number: COI 109

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

Royal Air Force, Bomber Command
Associated places

Germany & Berlin, Berlin
Associated subjects

combat, British - air raid
destruction, German military - area: bomb
operations, British air - preparation
operations, British air - reconnaissance

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TARGET GERMANY [Main Title]

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