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[RAF RETROSPECTIVE FILM] [Allocated]
The film describes the achievements of "the Cavalry of the Clouds". It starts with an RAF squadron in France in 1918 (actually 84 Squadron at Bertangles) being briefed and taking off in their SE5as. They cooperate with the advance of the Cavalry and Infantry (all training scenes) before flying off into the sunset. The contribution of RAF airships to defeating German submarines is shown. An officer…
Subject
- EFG1914
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Air Force, Sqdn 84
- Royal Navy, CAMPANIA (HMS), aircraft carrier
- Royal Navy, AUSTRALIA (HMS), battlecruiser
- Royal Australian Navy, AUSTRALIA (HMAS), battlecruiser
- Royal Navy, Repulse
- Royal Navy, FURIOUS (HMS), light cruiser
- aircraft, British - combat: Royal Aircraft Establishment SE5a
- training, British air - combat
- …
- Air warfare
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- France
- World War I
Type of item
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Film
Subject
- EFG1914
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Air Force, Sqdn 84
- Royal Navy, CAMPANIA (HMS), aircraft carrier
- Royal Navy, AUSTRALIA (HMS), battlecruiser
- Royal Australian Navy, AUSTRALIA (HMAS), battlecruiser
- Royal Navy, Repulse
- Royal Navy, FURIOUS (HMS), light cruiser
- aircraft, British - combat: Royal Aircraft Establishment SE5a
- training, British air - combat
- …
- Air warfare
- World War, 1914-1918--France
- France
- World War I
Type of item
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Film
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Imperial War Museums
Creation date
- 1918
- 1918
Places
- France
- GB, England
- United Kingdom
- Bertangles
- North Sea
- Windsor Castle
- England
- France
- France
- England
- United Kingdom
- Windsor Castle
Provenance
- Imperial War Museums
Identifier
- IWM_1170
- IWM_1170
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1918
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2013-12-19T08:45:39.132Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-10-12T14:35:35.798Z