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Old 15th March 2019, 14:20
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Looking for info: WWII camera films available ?

Hi all One quite often sees in ORBs and similar documents that when a RAF/RCAF/RAAF pilot was engaged in air combat when they destroyed or damaged an enemy aircraft the pilot would then write a report of the incident. When shooting on enemy a/c the cine camera was used if working. This means that when a Pilot opened fire on the enemy aircraft the camera started at the same time and would record the shooting. Some of these films are on YouTube.
F/Lt Bob Earle was involved two times in such incidents damaging two Fw 190s on 14 + 24 Dec. 1944. He joined 412 Sqdn RCAF and both reports are in The National Archives in London UK ref. AIR 50/143/34. Is there anyone who can advise us how and where to obtain such films ? Bob (Robert Nevill) Earle himself was shot down and killed one week later on 31st Dec. 1944 and has been buried at Cleve/ Germany. He died at the age of 24 leaving his wife. His daughter was born four month after his death in April 1945.

Peter Monasso
Dutch Air War 1940-1945 Historian
The Netherlands
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