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THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM COLLECTION features rare and fascinating original films preserved in the Museums vaults. Many have never been released to the public before and are presented here, complete and uncut, for the very first time. These films are of great historical importance and are essential viewing for anyone interested in British military and aviation history. Made in 1941 by the Crown Film Unit, FERRY PILOT was directed by Pat Jackson (of Western Approaches fame) and focuses on the work of the Air Transport Auxiliary or ATA. By 1941, literally hundreds of RAF fighters and bombers needed to be flown each day between aircraft factories, maintenance depots and RAF aerodromes. This vital task was carried out by the men and women of the ATA, a civilian air force operating from their own pools and stations all over Britain. Essentially a dramatised account of typical ATA deliveries, the film features coverage of the ATAs own fleet of Ansons, as well as being notable for some excellent Spitfire film and very rare footage of the Whitley bomber, including take off and in-cockpit sequences. BONUS FILMS - BIG PACK. Made in 1944 by the RAF Film Production Unit, this dramatised documentary looks at the work of Maintenance Command. Everything the RAF required, from a Lancaster bomber to an airmans socks had to be stored, packed and delivered by Maintance Command - some 2,750,000 different items a month.
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