Summary The air war was fought in the Mediterranean and over the Western Desert was different in many respects from the air war over Europe. This episode covers the conflict from Italy's entry into the war in Summer 1940 to the establishment of an advanced wing of the Desert Air Force in Tripoli in 1942. It covers the invasion of Crete, celebrates the heroic defence of Malta, while in the Western desert, Allied air power played an important role in the defeat of the Afrika Corps, often under the most inhospitable of conditions.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Unknown
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 5, 1954
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Air Ministry Ministry of Supply
Summary The air war was fought in the Mediterranean and over the Western Desert was different in many respects from the air war over Europe. This episode covers the conflict from Italy's entry into the war in Summer 1940 to the establishment of an advanced wing of the Desert Air Force in Tripoli in 1942. It covers the invasion of Crete, celebrates the heroic defence of Malta, while in the Western desert, Allied air power played an important role in the defeat of the Afrika Corps, often under the most inhospitable of conditions.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 5, 1954
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) The Air Ministry Ministry of Supply
