SIR KEITH PARK VISITS A FORWARD AIRSTRIP (3/1945)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: ABY 88).

Synopsis

Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, visits a forward airfield on the Mandalay Front, Burma.

Air Marshal Park talking with Group Captain H Goddard and Air Vice Marshal Vincent, Air Officer Commanding RAF 221 Group, in front of an RAF Harvard aircraft. Park visits a Buddhist temple. Park talking with Spitfire pilots outside tents.

Notes

No slates. Date on dopesheet 20/4/1945 but likely to be inaccurate due to time lag between shooting and receipt of film back at base in Calcutta. Date on photograph below 3/1945 and likely to be more accurate.

No cameraman named.

 

Titles

  • SIR KEITH PARK VISITS A FORWARD AIRSTRIP (3/1945) (Allocated)
Series Title:
ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

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

Production Credits

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

Countries