RAF REGIMENT BUILD-UP [Allocated Title]

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Object description

Men of the RAF Regiment man gun positions on troopships in the Rangoon River before sailing for Singapore.

Full description

RAF Regiment airmen man a 20mm Oerlikon gun. A group of RAF and Army officers study a map. RAF men, along with a sailor, man a 20mm gun. RAF gunners man a 40mm Bofors gun. View of the coastline with trees. A small RAF motor launch (numbered '1608'), possibly a seaplane tender, pulls alongside a jetty. General Mansergh, commander of 5th Indian Division, boards the launch with Wing Commander Pimm.

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)
Tookey, C E W (Production individual)
Clot, Dennis Francis Emile (Production individual)
Production date: 1945-08-25
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: ABY 132

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