STK-ID 33685

Invasion of Sicily: shots of British soldiers on airfield in North Africa, boarding plane, taking off as Fred Bayliss, Paramount news cameraman shoots away. Shots of conference between General Parks, Royal Air Force General of Command in Malta, and other Air Force officers. Shots of Spitfires on ground, taking off, buzzing camera, airborne. AIR TO AIR SHOT of Beaufighter. Sequence on supplies, vehicles being loaded onto landing craft, men boarding craft.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
War News
Location
Africa
Year
1940
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Digital Video Disk, Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
16mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486