FW 189 EINBAU VON BILDGERÄT - BEWAFFNUNG [Main Title]

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  • Title: FW 189 EINBAU VON BILDGERÄT - BEWAFFNUNG [Main Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 1387
  • Other titles: FW 189 CAMERA AND ARMAMENT INSTALLATION [Translation]
  • Summary: Details of reconnaissance camera, guns and bombs.
  • Description: The manual for the Fw 189A-1 (dated July 1940) is opened to reveal diagrams and specifications of the aircraft and its components. An Fw 189A-1 is seen revolving on a platform. A long section of the film is then devoted to the installation of the camera and its control unit. The operation of the rear and dorsal MG 15 guns is demonstrated, and the covers over two fixed MG 17 guns in the wings are removed to reveal the mechanism and magazines. The bomb sight is assembled and fixed in position in the front of the cockpit. Two 50 kg bombs are attached under one wing and a smoke generator under the other.
  • Alternative Title: FW 189 CAMERA AND ARMAMENT INSTALLATION [Translation]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: GWY 1387
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM-GERMAN Attribution: IWM – GWY 1387
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940-07
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Production Details: Hauptfilmstelle des Reichsluftfahrtministeriums (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: German Air Force, [groundcrew] (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, German - combat: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (object name) operations, German air - preparation (object name) weapons, German air - smallarm (mounted): MG 15 (object name) weapons, German air - smallarm (mounted): MG 17 (object name) Germany (geography) Instruction (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: German
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1061 ft; Running time: 12 mins
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