DEFENCE / TRANSPORT: Royal Air Force fly in battle formation (1938)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit First pictures of the Fairey ’Battle’, Britain’s fastest light bombers, in service formation practice. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: In ’Battle’ Formation ENGLAND: Berkshire: Harwell Airdrome Berks: Gen. view bombers & pilots. Pan of pilots. Gen. view pilots run to planes. Semi view pilot runs to plane. Angle shot prop turning. Semi view pilots into planes. Semi view & CU prop turning. Air view, pan & 2 nearer air views of the bombers taking off. Shot from ground of planes in formation. Air view & CU air view of planes side-slipping under camera. Shot from ground of ’V’ formation. Air view, long view & 2 CU’s of planes into line. Air view planes homeward bound. Semi view three planes about to wind-flaps down. CU pan planes land. Airforce - Active Background: First pictures of the Fairey ’Bat