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HNL 1063 : Beaufighter Squadron in Morotai

WWII - RAAF, Royal Australian Air Force & United States Air Force action. Australian Beaufighter 30th Attack Squadron (Whispering Death) on Morotai during war, flight preparations, men carrying radio equipment, repairing electrical circuit, man polishing canopy of plane, taxiing, US Catalina on runway, VS Beaufighters take off, Beaufighters take off, air to air, formation shots, attack Japanese jungle installations, Smoke from jungle after air attack, POV from tail during attack, air to air plane flies low over coast, aerial plantation, aerial coastline,air to air plane peels off from formation, crews out of planes after landing, air to air plane taking off, pilot smoking, inspect damage to plane & tail, men remove damaged radios & hold for cameraman for close up. (1939 1949)
Access No. 40354 | 6 mins 55 secs | 1940s | Morotai | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |