News on Screen

Series

Series Name

The Gen

Issue

Issue No.

7

Date Released

1944

Length of issue (in feet)

1928

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. It’s a Fact - The Flying Tree
• 2. Names in the News
• 3. Names in the News
• 4. Names in the News
• 5. Names in the News
• 6. Names in the News
• 7. Private Snafu and Spies
• 8. Flying Bomb
• 9. New Models
• 10. From the Workshop
• 11. From the Workshop
• 12. From the Workshop
• 13. From the Workshop
• 14. From the Workshop
• 15. From the Workshop
• 16. Letter to Bert

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 16

Summary

Shots of a destroyed "aerial torpedo" are followed by a diagram of the V1 explaining the explosive head and jet propulsion unit. Fighters (Spitfires and Tempests) destroy "buzz-bombs" from the rear, range 400-150 yards. Other defences, such as AA guns and balloon barrage are shown. Lancasters attack V1 installations. Film of London after flying bombs have struck (and of children being evacuated).

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Displaced persons; War damage; Civil defence; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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