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African natives prepare for air attack. Guarding against possible enemy attacks in Africa, crack veterans of the Battle of Britain are instructing African natives in anti-aircraft units. With an Allied plane as the target, the natives receive actual combat practice by firing directly at the plane rather than ahead of it. The pattern of shell bursts behind the plane is easily scored in this manner without the use of a sleeve target

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African natives prepare for air attack. Guarding against possible enemy attacks in Africa, crack veterans of the Battle of Britain are instructing African natives in anti-aircraft units. With an Allied plane as the target, the natives receive actual combat practice by firing directly at the plane rather than ahead of it. The pattern of shell bursts behind the plane is easily scored in this manner without the use of a sleeve target

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Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 32, frame 1322.

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01/01/1940
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africa
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