| TEN GUN TERROR OF THE SKIES Bristol Beaufighter fighter planes under construction in aircraft factory. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5559 |
| Catalog #: | 263925 | |
| Clip Number: | 263925-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/64 | |
| Timecode: | 01:16:59 - 01:18:12 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Factories, Assembly Line LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England OCCUPATIONS: Women TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Design/Assembly TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: War Work WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Aviation | |
| Description: | "Ten-gun terror of the skies". Various shots of the assembly line of aircraft factory. We see the Bristol Beaufighter under construction. The Beaufighters are RAF's latest and most heavily armed fighter planes. The wings are being built, engines are fitted etc. Many of the factory workers are women. Pan with a Beaufighter as she taxies and takes off. The airplane flies directly over the camera at a low altitude. Ground to air M/S of a Beaufighter in flight. | |


