SIR KEITH PARK VISITS A FORWARD AIRSTRIP (3/1945)
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: ABY 88).
Synopsis
Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, visits a forward airfield on the Mandalay Front, Burma.
Air Marshal Park talking with Group Captain H Goddard and Air Vice Marshal Vincent, Air Officer Commanding RAF 221 Group, in front of an RAF Harvard aircraft. Park visits a Buddhist temple. Park talking with Spitfire pilots outside tents.
Notes
No slates. Date on dopesheet 20/4/1945 but likely to be inaccurate due to time lag between shooting and receipt of film back at base in Calcutta. Date on photograph below 3/1945 and likely to be more accurate.
No cameraman named.
Titles
- SIR KEITH PARK VISITS A FORWARD AIRSTRIP (3/1945) (Allocated)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1945
- Running Time:
- 1 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 55 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Sponsor
- Air Ministry Directorate of Public Relations
- Production company
- Royal Air Force Film Production Unit