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RAF at War Target for Tonight
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RAF at War - Target for Tonight.avi (Size: 695.41 MB) (Files: 6)
RAF at War - Target for Tonight.avi
RAF at War Gun Turret Drills.avi
RAF at War Re-arm Drills.avi
RAF at War Cockpit Drills.avi
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The Royal Air Force at War - Target for Tonight: 4 B&W films made during WW2:
1. Target for Tonight (1941) 47:05 minutes. Made by the Crown Film Unit for the RAF and widely distributed to cinema audiences in UK and abroad. This film is widely regarded as one of the greatest British aviation films of WW2. Target for Tonight recreates an early Wellington bomber raid on Nazi Germany concentrating on one aircraft in particular - F for Freddie. No actors were used. Instead genuine Wellington pilots and crew recreate the mission for the cameras. Scripted and directed by Harry Watt, the film was voted 'Best Documentary' by the National Board of Reviews in 1941 and went on to win an honorary Academy Award in 1942.
2. Cockpit Drills (1942) 17:45 minutes. A training film made by the RAF detailing the cockpit start-up procedures for Wellington bomber pilots.
3. Gun Turret Drills (1940) 32:05 minutes. A training film showing the drill for arming and using the guns in a Fraser-Nash turret of a Wellington bomber.
4. Re-arming a Bomber (1941) 22:55 minutes. A training film for RAF armament ground crew showing how to re-arm a Wellington bomber. The film features a Wellington bomber of No 9 Squadron at RAF Honington being re-armed for a mission against Nazi Germany.
These films are from the Imperial War Museum’s rare collection of original films and contain high quality B&W film of the aircraft and personnel of the period. These films are of great historical importance and are essential viewing for anyone interested in aviation history.
