MODEL DITCHING: BRISTOL BRABAZON [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MODEL DITCHING: BRISTOL BRABAZON [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MTE 4009
  • Other titles: MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Model aircraft ditching tests featuring the Bristol Brabazon.
  • Description: “Engagement No.8 Entry speed 84 knots” – short clip of testing carrier barricade system - full size Swift/Scimitar mock up? Location at dockyard? Remainder of film scale model ditching tests of Bristol Brabazon.
  • Alternative Title: MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MTE 4009
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1955
  • 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: 379ft
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    MTE 4009

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