Squadron 992 (1940)
- Directed by
- Harry Watt
- Genre
- Documentary, Drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film shows how a Royal Air Force barrage balloon unit trains and operates in 1940. It covers the work of the squadron that protects the United Kingdom from air attacks during World War Two.
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What happens
Squadron 992 is a 23-minute 1940 British propaganda film produced by the General Post Office GPO Film Unit of the British Ministry of Information and re-distributed by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of their wartime Canada Carries On series. The film was directed by Harry Watt and produced by Alberto Cavalcanti. Squadron 992 describes the training and operations in 1940 of No. 992 (Barrage Balloon) Squadron RAF, a Royal Air Force (RAF) barrage balloon unit stationed in the United Kingdom. The film's French version title was Escadrille 992. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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