PARNALL PETO CATAPULT TRIALS ON M2 SUBMARINE, 7 OCTOBER 1928 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PARNALL PETO CATAPULT TRIALS ON M2 SUBMARINE, 7 OCTOBER 1928 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MTE 29
  • Other titles: MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: First brief shots are of a Westland Wapiti seaplane J9084 taxiing and landing. Parnall scenes are of the catapult trials on land and at sea from the M2.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MTE 29
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1919-1938
  • Production Date: 1928-10-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details:
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, M2 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, British - seaplane: Westland Wapiti (object name) aircraft, British - seaplane: Parnall Peto (object name) ships, British naval - submarine: M2 (object name) GB, England & Felixstowe, Suffolk <Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics:
  • Technical Details: Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
  • HD Media:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    MTE 29

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