RAF MARCH OF TIME Reel 2 · Part 1

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Summary: Reel 1: 1000'. 1) Int. MS Classroom of RAF students listening to instructer. Students are sitting at drafting tables. 2) Int. MS RAF Officer giving instructions to classroom. 3) Int. MS RAF Officer pointing out objects on a blackboard. 4) Int. MCU RAF Sgts working with drafting instruments on long table. CU of Sgt's face. 5) Int. MS Instructor assisting Sgt with his drawing. Student at drafting tables in Bg. 6) Int. MS BV of Cpl giving instructions to Sgts. Students sitting at tables in Bg. 7) Int. CU Sgt putting bullets into cartridge container. 8) Int. MCU Sgts field stripping small weapon. 9) Int. MS Cpl helping EM don parachute. Civilian in Bg. 10) EXT. MS Flak burst. 11) LS Unidentified plane flying over hill. 12) MS Bomb exploding in front of trees. 13) EXT. LS Unidentified planes in formation [Quality: Good]. 14) MS Air Raid Wardens pointing up to planes. Other civilians in Bg. 15) US Undentified planes in A. formation. 16) EXT. LS Barrage balloons. 17) LS Flak burst. 18) EXT. LS Series of shots of unidentified plane on fire. 19) LS Barrage balloons. 20) EXT. LS Barrage balloon over rocky terrain. 21) EXT. LS Series of shots of planes & flak in the air (poor shots). 22) LS Large formation of planes with flak bursting around. 23) LS Flak bursting. 24) LS Unidentified plane flying low to ground. 25) US Series of shots of smoke screens. 26) US A large ball of fire hurled towards the ground. 27) MS Showing crater where shell exploded [Quality: Fair]. 28) US Unidentified plane, out of control, heads for the ground. 29) AMS Large ball of fire heading for the ground. LS Ball of fire hitting ground. 30) AMS Barrage balloon with part of tail wrecked. 31) MS Series of shots of water & land (very poor). 32) US Unidentified plane dives between two barrage balloons. 33) US Flak bursting around barrage balloons. 34) DS Barrage balloons over building. Camera pans upward showing more balloons. 35) US Formation of planes flying byY balloons. 36) EXT. LS Large ball of fire coming down from sky. 37) LS barrage balloons exploding. 38) LS Unidentified planes dive past balloon. 39) US Parts from the exploded balloon coming down by small village. Series of shots of the village [Quality: Fair]. 40) US Cloud of smoke along side of barrage balloon. 41) US Streaks in clouds. 42) US Unidentified pursuit plane dives down by tree. 43) MS Bomb explodes behind group of trees. 44) LS Two planes fly over trees. 45) DS Pursuit plane in flight. 46) LS Wellington in flight. 47) LS Wellington flying close to ground. 48) LS Wellington flying in heavy fog. 49) LS Wellington flying with unidentified plane [Quality: Good]. Reel 2: 1000'. 1) Int. MCU RAF Officer pointing to silhouettes of different types of aircraft. 2) Int. CU RAF Officer placing pins in map of Europe. 3) Int. CU Different types of squadron insignias: 206th, 29th and 6th. 4) Int. MCU RAF Officer pointing to silhouettes of different types of aircraft. 5) MS RAF EM lying down in corner when alert signal is given. EMs run to the sound detector & begin to operate same. 6) MCU Series of shots of EMs operating sound detector. 7) MCU Sign above door which reads "0perations". 8) MCU RAF Officer talking on phone while EM is placing pieces of cardboard on large map [Quality: Poor]. 9) Int. CU DS of EM placing cardboard tabs on large map. 10) Int. CU RAF girl wearing telephone operator's head-gear. 11) MCU Sign reads "G. Officer Operations". 12) LS RAF Spitfires & Hurricanes parked close together. 13) LS British truck parked in front of a Spitfire. Ground crew working on Spitfire. 14) CU FV of prop of Spftfire. Camera pans to L showing EM putting gas in tanks. 15) CU EM holding a gun camera. 16) CU Putting gun camera in place in Spitfire. 17) MS Spitfires warming up & taxiing down runway. 18) LS Two Hurricanes take off. 19) AMS Hurricane in flight [Quality: Poor]. 20) ALS Heinkel HE-111K & two unidentified planes in flight. CU of Heinkel HE-111K. 21) ALS Huricane goes in for the attack. 22) ALS Blurred shot of Heinkel HE-111K being shot down. 24) AMS Fairey Battle going into a dive. 25) AMS Messerschmitt being shot down. 26) AMS Spitfire peeling off. 27) AMS DO-217 being shot down. 28) AMS Spitfire peeling off. 29) AMS Messerschmitt 110, being shot down. 30) ALS Three unidentified planes in flight. 31) ALS Series of blurred shots. 32) AMS Heinkel HE-111K being shot down. 33) ALS Messerschmitt 110 on fire. 34) AMS Spitfire in dive. 35) ALS Unidentified German airplane being shot down. 36) CU German plane burning. CU of wrecked German planes. 37) MS Spitfire comes in for landing. Pilots walking away from plane [Quality: Poor]. Good, Fair & Poor

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities