Island Target (1945)

Directed by

Ralph Smart

Genre

documentary film

Country

Australia

How it feels

This documentary follows a squadron of Australian airmen flying P-40 Kittyhawk planes in the Western Pacific during World War II. It shows their daily military operations.

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What happens

Island Target is a 1945 documentary commissioned by the Australian Government, Commonwealth Department of Information (Australia) during World War II. It tells the story of a P-40 Kittyhawk squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force. It was made as a companion piece to Jungle Patrol, which concentrated on the army. The film purports: "This is the story of one squadron of Australian airmen whose daily job in the Western Pacific typifies the spirit of the Royal Australian Air Force." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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