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QUEEN IN HONG KONG (1975)

Highlights of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's visit to Hong Kong in 1975 Highlights of Queen Elizabeth II and ...

 

QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS RESTING AFTER TAMU... (1944)

After the victory at Tamu, Burma, troops of 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders retire to a rest ...

 

QUEENS LANCASHIRE REGIMENT IN ADEN IN SEPTEMBER 1967 (1967)

Unedited news film of the Queens Lancashire Regiment on security duties in Aden in September 1967 during the anti-British Insurgency ...

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (1984)

Recruiting film for Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC), based around an interview for an officer's commission.

Colonel ...

 

QUETTA EARTHQUAKE, MAY 31ST 1935 (1935) enhanced entry

Amateur film showing the aftermath of the 1935 Quetta earthquake.

"The Quetta Earthquake. May 31st 1935. 3.3. A.M.". "Dawn: The ...

 

RAF 132 SQUADRON AND 7155 ECHELON SAIL TO HONG KONG... (1945)

RAF 132 Squadron and 7155 Servicing Echelon arrive in Hong Kong onboard the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Smiter.

Members ...

 

RAF 27 SQUADRON BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER OPERATIONS AT CHIRINGA... (1945)

Scenes of Bristol Beaufighter Mk X's of RAF 27 Squadron operating from Chiringa airfield, India.

View of runway with ...

 

RAF AIR RESUPPLY OPERATIONS FROM CHANDINA TO MURDOCH... (1944)

RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft, operating from Chandina, seen resupplying troops with food and ammunition at Murdoch and Taung ...

 

RAF AIR SUPPLY OPERATIONS NEAR RANGOON (7/1945) (1945)

Supplies are packed for parachute drops from RAF transport aircraft, with aerial footage of Rangoon, Burma.

Aerial footage showing ...

 

RAF ATHLETIC MEETING AT CHARBATIA, NORTH OF CUTTACK,... (1944)

Indians and Britons compete at an inter-Service athletics meeting, hosted by the RAF at Charbatia, north of Cuttack, ...

 

RAF BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER OPERATIONS IN BURMA (18/9/1944) (1944)

Scenes of RAF airmen preparing for a Bristol Beaufighter sortie over Burma.

Airborne footage of flight over coastal areas ...

 

RAF BUILD THEIR OWN CHURCH AT AGARTALA, BENGAL, INDIA... (1944)

After monsoon weather washes away an RAF church five days before a special Thanksgiving Service, a new church ...

 

RAF CLOSE AIR SUPPORT DEMONSTRATION NEAR BISHENPUR,... (1944)

The RAF demonstrates close support techniques in cooperation with a British armoured unit.

Wide shot of an open plain ...

 

RAF EVACUATE ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR FROM THAILAND... (1945)

RAF Douglas Dakota transport aircraft fly liberated Allied prisoners of war (POWs) to Rangoon, Burma, from Don Muang ...

 

RAF GANG SHOW ON AKYAB ISLAND, BURMA (21/1/1945) (1945)

More footage relating to an Gang Show organised by an RAF Welfare Unit on Akyab Island (Sittwe), Burma.

Chevrolet ...

 

RAF GANG SHOW ON AKYAB ISLAND, BURMA (26/1/1945) (1945)

Scenes from an RAF Gang Show performance on Akyab Island (now Sittwe, Burma).

Two Chevrolet 1.5-ton lorries drive past ...

 

RAF HAWKER HURRICANE OPERATIONS ON THE IMPHAL FRONT,... (1944)

Footage of RAF Hawker Hurricane pilots preparing for an attack on Japanese positions on the Imphal front, India.

Aerial ...

 

RAF JUNGLE SCHOOL AT MAHABALESHWAR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA... (1944)

Reel 1: Men gathered around sketch map. Close-up with finger pointing out various locations. A Burmese instructor in front of ...

 

RAF MEN LEAVING RANGOON (7/1945) (1945)

RAF personnel leave Rangoon, Burma, by ship for leave, postings, and repatriation.

Rangoon harbour; a temporary bridge leads to ...

 

RAF OPERATIONS AT AND AROUND IMPHAL, INDIA (4/7/1944) (1944)

Reel 1: Supermarine Spitfire with control tower in background. Hawker Hurricanes with propellors spinning before taxiing away past camera. Douglas ...

 

RAF PLANES DIVE BOMBING MANDALAY (13/3/1945) (1945)

Several British planes carry out dive bombing attacks in the distance and smoke is seen rising from the area.

Notes

Mandalay, Burma's ...

 

RAF POLLING DAY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND (7/1945) (1945)

Ballot papers are delivered by air to Calcutta, India, for distribution to RAF bases before the 1945 General ...

 

RAF REGIMENT BUILD-UP (25/8/1945) (1945)

Men of the RAF Regiment man gun positions on troopships in the Rangoon River before sailing for Singapore.

RAF ...

 

RAF REGIMENT LANDS AT RANGOON (5/1945) (1945)

Men of an RAF Regiment Light Anti-Aircraft Squadron make an amphibious landing at Rangoon, Burma.

Group Captain Harold Pleasance, ...

 

RAF REOPEN THE RAILWAY BETWEEN KOWLOON AND LO WU (29/9/1945) (1945)

The reopening of the Kowloon-Lo Wu railway line gets off to a decidedly mixed start, and RAF men ...

 

RAF REPAIR AND SALVAGE UNIT NEAR SAGAING, BURMA (2/1945) (1945)

An RAF Repair and Salvage Unit recovers a crashed Hawker Hurricane fighter-bomber near Sagaing, Burma.

A jeep and a ...

 

RAF SUPPLY LINES IN INDIA (6/7/1944) (1944)

Reel 1: Docks on the Hooghly River, Calcutta; river craft are unloaded. Two men stand on top of a lorry ...

 

RAF TACKLES THE MOSQUITO MENACE (9/10/1944) (1944)

Scenes of RAF anti-mosquito operations around Imphal, India.

Three Hawker Hurricanes overhead spraying kerosene and DDT. Shot of two ...

 

RAF VICKERS WELLINGTON MEDIUM BOMBERS ON THE INDO-BURMA... (1944)

Air Commodore Mellersh RAF, Air Commander Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command and Air Vice Marshal Stevens of ...

 

RAILWAY STOCK RECOVERY NEAR MONYWA (21/3/1945) (1945)

In order to get the railways of Burma in working condition a company of Indian Engineers salvages rolling ...

 

RAISING THE FLAG IN FORT DUFFERIN (21/3/1945) (1945)

Lieutenant-General W J Slim leads a flag unfurling ceremony at inside Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, after British troops ...

 

RAMAN COMES TO TOWN A STORY OF CEYLON (1944)

Drama-documentary about a Methodist mission founded in 1816 in Colombo, which helps young tea-plantation workers to learn new skills.

Reel One.

Scenes ...

 

RAMP CARGO LIGHTER ON THE RIVER YU (13/11/1945) (1945)

An experimental Type B Ramp Cargo Lighter (RCL) is assembled and launched, with some difficulty, on the River ...

 

RAMREE ISLAND AIRSTRIP (25/1/1945) (1945)

Scenes of airfield preparation, fighter and RAF Regiment operations and airfield life on Ramree Island, Burma.

Panning shots of ...

 

RANCHI AND PATNA (1929)

Amateur film showing Sir Hugh Stephenson, local scenes in Patna and Ranchi districts of India. Scenes include; seeing the Governor, ...

 

RANGOON, BURMA: SURRENDER OF SWORDS BY GENERAL KIMURA... (1945)

Japanese General Heitaro Kimura and senior staff officers surrender their swords at the headquarters of Twelfth Army at ...

 

RAPID ASSEMBLY OF JEEP BY 60 INDIAN WORKSHOP COMPANY,... (1945)

In Rangoon, capital of Burma, Indian other ranks (IORs) of 60 Indian Workshop Company of the Indian Electrical ...

 

RAPID ASSEMBLY OF JEEP BY 60 INDIAN WORKSHOP COMPANY,... (1945)

In Rangoon, capital of Burma, Indian other ranks (IORs) of 60 Indian Workshop Company of the Indian Electrical ...

 

RATHJATRA, BONE CEREMONY (1936)

Amateur film. Manipuri sword dance; old maharajah's palace; Bone ceremony; Rathjatra procession.

 

REAR ADMIRAL HARCOURT VISITS RAF 132 SQUADRON (2/10/1945) (1945)

Rear Admiral C H J Harcourt, Senior British Naval Officer Hong Kong, inspects airmen and aircraft of RAF ...

 

REBUILDING WHITE CITY AIRSTRIP OF CHINDIT FAME (2/11/1944) (1944)

British engineers and infantry of 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (29th Brigade, 36th Division) seen at work on ...

 

RÉCOLTE ET PRÉPARATION DES ANANAS (1910) enhanced entry

Harvesting and canning of pineapples in Singapore.

Chinese locals work in the pineapple fields. A man, shot from below, cuts the ...

 

RECREATION BEFORE REPATRIATION AT BOMBAY (19/10/1945) (1945)

Airmen enjoy some time on leave in Bombay (Mumbai), India, while awaiting embarkation for return to the United ...

 

RED ROAD AIRSTRIP, CALCUTTA (24/6/1944) (1944)

Reel 1: Medium shot showing a tent, a look-out post up a tree, and two parked vehicles. One of the ...

 

REHABILITATION OF AKYAB (31/1/1945 (ca)) (1945)

Harbour of Akyab Island, Burma, with Merchant Marine ships anchored offshore and the unloading of supplies to landing ...

 

RELEASE OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE FAR EAST... (1945)

Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian internees are liberated from Japanese captivity and evacuated by RAF aircraft ...

 

RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR ARRIVE IN COLOMBO (17/9/1945) (1945)

Former Allied prisoners of war (POWs), recently released from Japanese captivity, arrive in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) en ...

 

RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR IN HOSPITAL AND BEING SHOWN... (1945)

Internees climbing a gangway to board HMS Sussex. Reverse angle showing same. Civilian ex-internees (on the flag deck?) with a ...