VICKERS HIGHBALL [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: VICKERS HIGHBALL [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MTE 3432
  • Other titles: ROTHESAY MATERIAL [Alternative Title] MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Slow motion shots of Vickers Wellington aircraft dropping "Highball" bouncing bombs over water (four drops shown). The third drop bomb breaks up. (Shots noted as "1HS 7NS 8/3/43" and "2HB 8NS 9/3/43".)
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: ROTHESAY MATERIAL [Alternative Title] MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MTE 3432
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-03-08
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 558 ft; Running time: 6 mins
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    MTE 3432

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