"WWII MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FILM BATTLE OF BRITAIN ROYAL AIR FORCE 31264"01 January 19408 mins
This early 1940s black and white film about the mindset of a fighter pilot during WWII is presented by The Ministry of Information, produced by British Movietone News, and written and narrated by Air-Marshal Sir Philip Joubert, a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1930s and in WWII
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