'AIRMEN'S DAY OFF' - SIGHTSEEING IN SHWEBO, BURMA (7/2/1945)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: ABY 75).

Synopsis

Off-duty RAF ground crew from a nearby forward airstrip spend a few hours visiting the ancient Burmese capital of Shwebo, in Sagaing, north-west of Mandalay, Burma.

Airmen armed with Sten submachine guns walk along a dusty road with bullock carts passing in the opposite direction. Second angle of the above. Temple spires with RAF Bristol Beaufighter passing low in the background. The airmen arrive at the pagoda gates and pause to take off their shoes 'as Buddhist…

 

Titles

  • 'AIRMEN'S DAY OFF' - SIGHTSEEING IN SHWEBO, BURMA (7/2/1945) (Allocated)
Series Title:
ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

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

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
Air Ministry Directorate of Public Relations
 

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Production Organisations