Genoa Blitzed By RAF 1942

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Titles read: "GENOA BLITZED BY RAF".

Somewhere in England and Genoa, Italy.

C/U of a map of Italy and surrounding countries.

Night shots of RAF Lancaster bombers taking off for a raid.

Several very good aerial shots taken from bomb aimer's view in a bomber. First...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44344
Sort Number:
42/095
Time in/Out:
01:23:42:00 / 01:27:19:00
Canister:
42/95
Film ID:
1344.14
Issue Date:
26/11/1942

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