RAF LIBERATOR HEAVY BOMBERS ATTACK JAPANESE FACILITIES AT MOULMEIN [Allocated Title]

description

Object description

Air-to-ground footage of RAF Consolidated Liberator heavy bombers attacking installations and facilities at Moulmein (Mawlamyaing), Burma.

Full description

Air-to-ground footage. Shadows of aircraft visible on ground. Eight explosions across target, possibly a railway bridge with shockwaves visible. Smoke rising from another target. Bursts of smoke from flak visible. A single bomb bursts on a road. Three sticks of bombs burst on a port installation at Moulmein. Bombs visible as they fall away from aircraft.

Physical description

35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit (Production company)
McKee, J L (Production individual)
Production date: 1944-11-16
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: ABY 39

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