Desert Air Force

United Kingdom

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Episode of Series “War in the Air”.
The air defence of the Middle East from Italy’s‘ entry into the war in Summer 1940 to the establishment of an advance wing of the Desert Air Force in Tripoli at the end of 1942.

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Credits

producer

Kenneth Rick

director

Philip Dorte

production company

BBC Film Unit

Duration

00:29:23:00

Production places
United Kingdom

Appears in

War in the Air

Group of items

War in the Air

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002763

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Aeronautics, Military

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Airplanes, Military

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military art and science - History

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military history

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes

History → Military art and science - History

History → Military history

History → World War, 1939-1945 - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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