THE ROYAL AIR FORCE - PER ARDUA AD ASTRA [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE - PER ARDUA AD ASTRA [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 869
  • Other titles: INSPECTION OF CADETS, SCHOOL OF MILITARY AERONAUTICS OXFORD (ledger title) [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: RAF cadets training, probably at the School of Military Aeronautics, Oxford, 1918.
  • Description: The cadets are paraded before a senior officer, possibly the school commandant. They march out of the school main gates. "Course Number 1" shows various planes on the nearby airfield, including a Bristol F2B Fighter with a Puma engine. A pilot and instructor remove their flying leathers after a flight. One BE2c, used for instruction, has had part of its fabric removed so that the wires can be seen joining the controls to the tail surfaces. Using stop-action, the plane is dismantled piece by piece, leaving at last the fuselage, then nothing at all.
  • Alternative Title: INSPECTION OF CADETS, SCHOOL OF MILITARY AERONAUTICS OXFORD (ledger title) [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 869
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, School of Military Aeronautics (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: training, British air - specialist (object name) aircraft, British - combat: Bristol F2B Fighter (object name) equipment, British - propulsion: Puma engine & [-] (object name) aircraft, British - combat: Royal Aircraft Establishment BE2 (object name) 31/3(41) (event) GB, England & Oxford area, Oxon <RAF School of Military Aeronautics> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 264 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 869

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