BEHIND THE WINGS
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: COI 832).
Synopsis
Behind-the-scenes in the Indian Air Force.
The film shows: aircraft in flight; a newspaper headline stating 'three Japanese planes shot down over Calcutta'; maintenance of aircraft; workshop work; class instruction; shooting and bombing practice; sport; parade ground; the barracks; the men receiving their first posting and working on aircraft; 1942, getting ready for action, and a ground attack on them and supplies being brought back to base.
Notes
Production: the film begins with the following statement: 'In dedicating this film to the ground crews of the Indian air force we extend our grateful thanks to all the officers and men of the IAF and RAF for their help and cooperation in making this film possible'
Titles
- BEHIND THE WINGS
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1942
- Running Time:
- 11 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 1058 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- India
- Sponsor
- Department of Information and Broadcasting
- director
- Villiers, Kenneth
- film editor
- Desai, Sadanand
- musical arranger
- Kaufman, Walter
- photography
- Master, Rustom
- producer
- Mir, Ezra
- Production company
- Information Films of India
- sound recordist
- Patil, S D