“The Gen” is the ultimate primary film source for anyone with an interest in the Royal Air Force operations during World War II. The “Gen” was the official series of films made to communicate RAF activities to all sections of the RAF personnel and the general public.

Filmed in every theatre of the war both on the ground at RAF airfields and from the air by specially converted camera carrying aircraft, this unique series of films provides a comprehensive record of the activities of RAF personnel and the aircraft they flew including the fighters, fighter bombers, medium and heavy bombers.

“The Gen” from July to December 1944 features a comprehensive overview of the day to day activities of the RAF during this period and features an animated propaganda warning from USA , the war on the Pacific Front, the liberation of Brussels and a survey of the WAAF’s contribution to the war effort.