NEWSREEL ITEMS 1945
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 670).
Synopsis
I. "Britain's fastest plane." View of the Gloster Meteor jet on the ground and in flight.
II. "Burma liberated. British take Rangoon!" (News of the Day). Troops come ashore during an amphibious attack; paratroops land; RAF attack fleeing Japanese boat and RN Ship picks up survivors in life-jackets who are brought ashore blindfolded; Burmese civilians cheer British entering Rangoon.
III. "Destruction for the Japs in the air," (Movietone News) The 22,000 lb "Grand slam" bomb is dropped by an Avro Lancaster bomber on a viaduct in Germany.
IV. "World's biggest bomb" (Universal) A similar view of the 22,000 lb "Grand slam" bomb dropped by Lancaster on viaduct in Germany.
V. Universal News item on FIDO (Fog Investigation/Intensive Dispersal Operation).
VI. RKO Pathe News item on FIDO.
VII. Movietone News item on FIDO.
VIII. News of the Day item on FIDO.
Eight separate newsreel items of British origin but with American commentary.
Notes
Summary: items V to VIII use standard footage to show the FIDO system functioning.
Titles
- NEWSREEL ITEMS 1945
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1945
- Running Time:
- 9 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Sound
- Footage:
- 796 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB, United States of America
- Production company
- Movietone News
- Production company
- News of the Day
- Production company
- RKO Pathe News
- Production company
- Universal News