The Royal Air Force at War 1939-1941
Rare and unseen footage of the RAF during early years of the Second World War
2005-06-01 | 94 minutes
Plot Summary
Compiled from the Imperial War Museum Official Collection, this film collects rare and previously unseen film material shot by official cameramen on behalf of the RAF before the formation of the RAF Film Production Unit in September 1941. It tells the story of the RAF in the early years of the Second World War through the "phoney war", the Blitzkfreig and the Battle of Britain, capturing everyday life for those who served as wel as the RAF's frontline aircraft of the period. Other highlights include a fillmed account of a Blenheim raid on Northern France, a Sunderland flying boat sortie over Norway and Winston Churchill inspecting the new American aircraft for the RADF including the B-17, Douglas Boston and P-40.
Cast
Recommendations
Similar Movies
-
A Return to Memory
-
Downfall
-
Une vie avec Oradour
-
Sounds of War
-
The Great Dictator
-
Keep 'Em Slugging
-
The Dirty Dozen
-
To End All Wars
-
The Black Parachute
-
The Liberation of Auschwitz
-
Das Boot
-
To Be or Not to Be
-
Sobibor
-
The Pianist
-
Schindler's List
-
Coal
-
Seeking Sun Paths
-
At the Beginning of Summer
-
The Forest of Freedom
-
Das Tal der sieben Monde