Made by the Crown Film Unit for the RAF and widely regarded as one of the greatest British aviation films of the Second World War, Target for Tonight recreates an early Wellington bomber raid on Nazi Germany, concentrating on one aircraft in particular - F for Freddie. No actors were used. Instead genuine Wellington pilots and crew (including then Squadron Leader Charles Pickard) recreate the mission for the cameras. Scripted and directed by Harry Watt, the film went on to win an honorary Aca.
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Classic wartime docu-drama about RAF Wellington bomber raids over Nazi Germany. Made with the co-operation of No.149 Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, the film features footage shot in the air alongside material mocked-up in an old abandoned fuselage, and uses a cast drawn from RAF ground and air crew. It was released as a first feature in the USA in the latter half of 1941 and has been credited as playing a significant role in swaying American opinion towards entering the war in Europe.
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