Title:RAF C17 GLOBEMASTER IN OPERATION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFE 400
Other titles:RAF STRIKE COMMAND, HIGH WYCOMBE VIDEOCASSETTE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Unedited footage of Boeing C17 Globemaster aircraft at RAF Brize Norton.
Description: I. Ground shots of C17. Pre-flight checks in aircraft hold and in the cockpit. In the hold, the loadmaster sits at his console. Exterior views of C17 (ZZ171 of 99 Squadron RAF) on tarmac. Views of empty hold. Doors are opened. Close-ups of switches. Conveyor belts on the C17's ramp are set up.
II. Air-to-air shots of C17 in flight taken from the navigator's seat in the cockpit of a Tornado (?) fighter aircraft. Various angles are shown, with the C17 alongside and above the camera-aircraft. Also seen are aerial shots of RAF Brize Norton and shots of the canopy and back of the pilot's seat. At one point, there is a reflection of the camera (a palm-sized JVC camcoder). Cockpit views of landing at RAF Brize Norton.
Alternative Title:RAF STRIKE COMMAND, HIGH WYCOMBE VIDEOCASSETTE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
Royal Air Force, Strike Command Media Services (Video) (Production company)
Saxby, Paul (Production individual)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 60; Running time: 16 mins
