Bibliograph

The Royal Air Force at war, the unseen films, 1940-1944, Koch Vision ; Imperial War Museum

Type

Label

The Royal Air Force at war, the unseen films, 1940-1944, Koch Vision ; Imperial War Museum

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Royal Air Force at war

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

281209251

Responsibility statement

Koch Vision ; Imperial War Museum

Runtime

310

Series statement

Imperial War Museum, the official collectionKoch Vision war and military collection

Sub title

the unseen films, 1940-1944

Summary

"Rare and fascinating films preserved in the museum's archives. Many have never been released to the public before and are presented here, complete and uncut, for the very first time. ... [These 24 training and public information films cover a] range of subjects from ditching procedures for Halifax bomber crews... to the best way to rescue crashed fighter pilots from their cockpits. There are film guides to preventing air accidents, fascinating behind-the-scenes accounts of servicing Wellington bombers and even a look at the R.A.F. Regiment

Table Of Contents

Disc 1. 1940 (126 min.): Bits of our aircraft are missing / produced by G.B. Instructional Limited -- Discipline and morale / produced by Science Films Ltd., London -- Enemy interrogation of prisoners / produced by Gee Films Ltd. ; direction, Aveling Ginever -- Gun turret drill : the Fraser-Nash turret / produced by Gee Films Ltd. -- The Boulton Paul turret -- Local boy makes good : a story with a moral (animated) - Extra: R.A.F. fighters ever on the alert / Movietone NewsDisc 2. 1941-1942 (97 min.): The first thing / produced by British Films Ltd. -- Re-arming a bomber / Brent Productions -- R.A.F. action / produced by British Movietone News ; commentary by Leslie Mitchell ; script, Gerald Sanger ; editor, Raymond Perrin -- Air sense : for elementary flying training schools / produced by Gee Films Ltd. -- Fly away Peter : the story of direct air re-inforcements from Great Britain to our overseas fronts / Royal Air Force Film Production Unit presents -- In the drink / The Ministry of Information presents ; commentary by Colin Wills ; editing by Sylvia Cummins -- Sky giant : the story of Avro Lancaster / from the Film Archive of the Imperial War Museum ; The Ministry of Information presents, for the Ministry of Aircraft ; produced by British Movietone News Production ; commentary by Leslie Mitchell ; supervision, Gerald Sanger ; editing, Peter Whale -- Extra: Terror from the skies : the R.A.F. hits the hun by day & night / Pathe Gazette special editionDisc 3. 1943-1944 (87 min.): A fighter has crashed / produced by Selwyn Films -- Missed date / Analysis Films Limited present -- Nought feet : a film on low flying navigation technique / produced by the R.A.F. Film Production Unit -- R.A.F. regiment / Royal Air Force Film Production Unit -- Towards the offensive / Royal Air Force Film Production -- Unit -- We attack / a Merton Park production -- Front line airforce / made for the Ministry of Information by the Royal Air Force Film Production Unit -- Night flight / Royal Air Force Film Production Unit presents -- Extra: Newsreel: With the Air Force : back from Berlin / Pathe Gazette

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Royal Air Force at war, 1940-1944

Classification