Sujet

RAF Iver Heath, Iver, Buckinghamshire, 1943. Creator: Royal Air Force Fim Production Unit.

Légende

RAF Iver Heath, Iver, Buckinghamshire, 1943. The exterior of Block B at RAF Iver Heath, Pinewood Studios, with the building painted in camouflage paint. A handwritten note on the back of the print identifies this building: "B block. WAAF Sgts quarters. Prod. office etc." Pinewood Studios - or RAF Iver Heath - was used as the base during the Second World War for the Royal Air Force Film Production Unit, the Crown Film Unit, and the Army Film and Photographic Unit. The studios were used to produce both films advocating the role of the armed forces in the war, and documentary films, recording the progress of the war.Dorothy 'Knicky' Chapman was posted to Pinewood Studios to serve as a WAAF with the RAF's Film Production Unit, working in the Stills Department. This photograph is one of a set compiled by Chapman, which document her time at Pinewood Studios. It is not clear which of the photographs in the set were taken by Chapman.

Date

1943

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM25A27_102

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

99,8Mo (3,5Mo) / 59,9cm x 41,8cm / 7069 x 4934 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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