Summary

ISSUE_NO = 637 NO_OF_ITEMS = 5 ITEM_NO = 3 DESCRIPTION : FLEET AIR ARM AIDS RUSSIA - Two days after Finland throw in her lot with Germany, planes of the Fleet Air Arm raided the Finnish port of Petsamo. CARD_FILE = 41160 CARD_TITLE : F.A.A. Raid Petsamo SHOT_LIST : HM Aircraft Carriers "Furious" and "Victorious" accompanied by other warships, steam North to raid Petsamo and Kirknenes. On the journey, anti-submarine patrol practice is carried out, while Fulmars, Skuas, Swordfish, Albacores are bombed up, and "torpedoed". Various scenes of the take off from the aircraft carrier, and long shots from other ships. No actual scenes of the raid were taken. KEYWORDS : Ships and Boats; Navy - Active; Munitions and Armaments; Aviation; Airforce - Active; Soviet Union; Blackburn Skua Dive-bombers; Fairey Albacore Bombers; Fairey Swordfish Aircraft; Fairey Fulmar Fighters MATERIAL : Neg 5816A Cuts 5771 LENGTH_SHOT = 1378 DATE_SUBD = 08/14/1941

Source ABCNEWS VideoSource
Date: 08/18/1941
Library: BMT
Tape Number: VSBMT63703
Content: ISSUE_NO = 637 NO_OF_ITEMS = 5 ITEM_NO = 3 DESCRIPTION : FLEET AIR ARM AIDS RUSSIA - Two days after Finland throw in her lot with Germany, planes of the Fleet Air Arm raided the Finnish port of Petsamo. CARD_FILE = 41160 CARD_TITLE : F.A.A. Raid Petsamo SHOT_LIST : HM Aircraft Carriers "Furious" and "Victorious" accompanied by other warships, steam North to raid Petsamo and Kirknenes. On the journey, anti-submarine patrol practice is carried out, while Fulmars, Skuas, Swordfish, Albacores are bombed up, and "torpedoed". Various scenes of the take off from the aircraft carrier, and long shots from other ships. No actual scenes of the raid were taken. KEYWORDS : Ships and Boats; Navy - Active; Munitions and Armaments; Aviation; Airforce - Active; Soviet Union; Blackburn Skua Dive-bombers; Fairey Albacore Bombers; Fairey Swordfish Aircraft; Fairey Fulmar Fighters MATERIAL : Neg 5816A Cuts 5771 LENGTH_SHOT = 1378 DATE_SUBD = 08/14/1941
Media Type: Summary
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