Unedited scenes in Grand Harbour, Malta.

The aircraft carrier HMS Ocean enters Grand Harbour, Malta. Shots from the ship show Sliema Bay (castles, forts and pleasure boats). The crew stand to attention on deck, and ...

I. On the flight-deck of HMS Ocean, the firefighting crew stand alert in asbestos suits., carrying axes. Below deck, foam equipment is prepared. On deck, Hawker Sea Fury and Firefly aircraft taxi towards the camera; an FDO controls their movements ...

"One of the greatest tasks facing many countries today is to give back to the land its lost fruitfulness" - a study of Cyprus is used to illustrate this problem.

The film explains the depletion of the forests of ...

Gives an example of a supply drop to a jungle patrol, from the preparation necessary before a patrol sets out to the actual recovery of the supplies and their utilisation in the jungle.

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Content information copied from SSVC RAF ...

Film showing aspects of RAF operations in Malaya; Dakota transport aircraft drop supplies to soldiers in the jungle, rocket-armed late mark Spitfires take off from an airfield near Kuala Lumpur to attack insurgent targets, Lincoln bombers are armed ...

Lord Mountbatten with family and friends swimming and skin-diving from a launch.

There are also some shots of them boarding the launch from a warship (HMS Surprise?) and of local fishermen at work in harbour ( ...

A Malayan Film Unit film documenting the importance of following army procedure for airdrops of supplies in isolated areas of the jungle during the Emergency.

(Reel 1) Aerial views of the Malayan Jungle. Unit ...

A portrait of the Fleet Air Arm.

An introductory sequence depicts life at a British shore station of the FAA: opening shots of dinghies sailing near an aircraft carrier and other naval vessels, followed by scenes of ...

'"How better ways of feeding children came to an African village".

A Story told in the traditional idiom of an African folk tale. Why so many babies die - and what to do about it if you want the babies to live. Foriwa has a baby. Like many women ...