VISIT OF ALLIED AIR COMMANDER, SIR RICHARD PEIRSE, TO FORWARD AREA (4/9/1944)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: ABY 22).

Synopsis

Scenes of Allied Air Commander-in-Chief South East Asia Command, Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse visiting forward airfields of US and British squadrons.

Air Marshal Peirse accompanied by Air Marshal Sir John Baldwin (Commander RAF Third Tactical Air Force), Air Commodore Brook and Group Captain Dodds. Airfields visited include Comilla and Feni (Fenni), India. Peirse seen arriving by RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft (with RAF crest on nose) and talking with officers.

Notes

No slates, date from dopesheet.

Comilla and Feni now in Bangladesh.

 

Titles

  • VISIT OF ALLIED AIR COMMANDER, SIR RICHARD PEIRSE, TO FORWARD AREA (4/9/1944) (Allocated)
Series Title:
ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1944
Running Time:
1 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
82 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
Air Ministry Directorate of Public Relations
Production company
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
Sergeant; cameraman.
Clot, Dennis Francis Emile
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