Squadron 992 (1940)

Directed by

Harry Watt

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

26 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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