LIFE WITH AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN ON AN RAF CAMP IN BURMA (1945)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: ABY 118).

Synopsis

Domestic scenes of life on an RAF camp in Burma.

A thatched wooden building fiercely ablaze. An airman does laundry in a metal bath. Men reaching for fruit on a tree. A local boy washing cups and dishes. Tents flapping in monsoon conditions; a Union flag strains on its flagpole. Two airmen, seated in a tent, drink tea. Airmen show a drawing to the camera. An improvised shower made of petrol tins and a bamboo pole. Man asleep in a tent. An Australian Flying Officer, wearing his rank on a wristband, sets an alarm clock. A naked airman sits in a bath and another pours water over his head. Another airman, again stark naked, has a shower by means of a punctured bucket hung between two trees.

Notes

This footage apparently shot by an unnamed Royal Australian Air Force cameramen. Dopesheets undated and no details of location.

 

Titles

  • LIFE WITH AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN ON AN RAF CAMP IN BURMA (1945) (Allocated)
Series Title:
ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1945
Running Time:
2 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
180 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
Air Ministry Directorate of Public Relations
Production company
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
 

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