Other titles:MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Aircraft spinning trials film produced at RAE Larkhill.
Description: Reel one: Shot of barrage balloon in sky. Ground shot of technicians around scale delta wing model aircraft (Gloster Javelin?). Shot of ground from balloon basket as it rises. Two occupants wearing parachutes.
Reel two: Dropping several different size scale model aircraft from basket suspended under a barrage balloon. Filmed from the ground and camera follows model as it spins and tumbles. A drogue parachute is deployed towards end of the models descent to bring model down in one piece.
Reel three: Dropping scale model aircraft from barrage balloon as part of spinning trials. Model drops and after falling for several hundred feet a parachute deploys from model to bring to the ground in one piece.
Alternative Title:MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
