Outposts of Empire: RAF Malta

摘要

Producer Tod Nicol ambitiously aims to document the RAF's presence on Malta over the 60-odd years to 1980. The introduction sets the scene. To the sound of Elgar's Enigma Variations 'Nimrod', the camera pans across a vintage map of the world before zooming in on the Mediterranean and Malta. Dreamy footage follows of aircraft carriers, Southampton flying boats, Shackletons, PR Canberras and the unmistakeable features of Valletta harbour. The serious history of the RAF on the island is then related over 90 minutes, accompanied by archive film.