Target for Tonight [Reel 1]
About this item
Description |
Presents a fictional reenactment of an actual air raid on Berlin by the Bomber Command of the British Royal Air Force. Aerial photographs disclose the objective to be raided. Then staff planning, routine preparations, and the tension of the evening take-off are shown. Follows a big Wellington bomber through its bombing of the target, engine trouble, the wounding of its wireless operator, and finally its report back to headquarters. To view reel two of this two reel film, see: Target for Tonight [Reel 2] |
Creator |
Harry Watt: director Great Britain. Crown Film Unit |
Contributor |
Royal Air Force Central Band: music Jonah Jones: photography E. Catford: photography Ken Cameron: sound S. McAllister: film editor |
Relation |
Target for Tonight [Reel 2] |
Date Issued |
1941 |
Original Format |
16mm print |
Duration |
28:57 |
Color/Black & White |
B&W |
Sound/Silent |
Sound |
Nation of Origin |
U.K. |
Geographic Coverage |
RAF Mildenhall, England |