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)
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