Facing new weapons

United Kingdom, 1954

TV show
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Episode number 11 of Series “War in the Air”.
This series of films, telling of the story of air power and its impact on the world was specially compiled by the BBC in 1954-55, 90% from actual combat material. The remainder consists of extracts from war documentary films and sequences constructed and specially shot by the BBC Production Unit with the co-operation and advice of the services. This episode focuses on air operations in Western Europe summer and autumn 1944.

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Credits

producer

John Elliot

director

Philip Dorte

production company

Air Ministry

BBC-TV

Duration

00:31:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1954

Appears in

War in the Air

Group of items

War in the Air

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003516

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Air warfare

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

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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

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

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

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

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → North Atlantic Treaty Organization

History → North Atlantic Treaty Organization

History → World War, 1939-1945 - History

People → World War, 1939-1945 - Biography

Television

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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