HNL 1061: Target for Tonight Reels 1,2

Low angle RAF bomber (Wellington?) aircraft drops cannister with parachute. British soldiers on ground look up with binoculars, gather cannister and take to underground bunker. Enter door Photographic Section Bomber Command Secret. CU Photographs in developing tray showing target in Germany, two airmen in dark room. WWII

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RAF Group Commander looking at map on wall in intelligence room, smoking cigarette, talks to servicewoman working on map. New photographs brought to Group Commander who looks at them through magnifying glass. Discusses German installation with another officer ÒIt certainly is a peach of a target, sirÓ. WWII

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Enormous blackboard with listing of aircrews for bombing raid, RAF Bomber Command - Order of Battle. Control room. Officers prepare for operation that night, looking at maps, talking on telephones. Message received at Millerton Aerodrome. Officers discussing target, looking at maps etc in Operations Room. WWII

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Opening titles - An ABFD Release made with cooperation with the Royal Air Force, RAF, the story on a raid on Germany - how it is played and how it is executed. The film mainly concerns the crew of F for FREDDIE attached to Millerton Station in 33 Group of Bomber Command. - dramatised events. WWII

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Man entering RAF Briefing Room, pilots casually chatting. Wellington bombers prepared, ground crew taking bets on where the raid will take place. Group Commander discussing tactics. Ground crew receiving orders, loading machine gun belts with bullets, fuel into aircraft. Weather observations using balloon. Officer smoking pipe, talking to another. WWII

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Main briefing by RAF wing commander to crews, photos, maps,weather charts some crew smoking. One officer Canadian. Crews into flying gear (sheepskin), chatting, some Canadian. Truck arrives to take crews to aircraft. WWII

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