Summary: A National Savings Film explaining how savings are used to equip the RAF.
Description: A civilian (G H Mulcaster) is arrested wandering round an Air Force fighter station. Questioned by the station commander, he hotly denies being a spy: since his National Savings had helped equip the RAF he was exercising his "owner's" rights of looking around, and asks for "a flip in a fighter." The Commander is unable to permit this, but as next best thing gives him a flight in a Link trainer; the civilian imagines a colossal 'dogfight' and has to be rescued when the machine goes berserk as he attempts to put it through a victory roll. The closing dialogue states the film's message: C/O - "The more you and your friends put your hands in your pockets the sooner we'll all be doing the victory roll". Civilian - "As long as you want aeroplanes you are going to get them."
Alternative Title:
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:COI 275
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1941-06
Production Country: GB
Production Details: National Savings Committee (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Spectator (Production company)
Scott, Ivan (Production individual)
Luff, A H (Production individual)
Hornby, C (Production individual)
Wiggins, N (Production individual)
Bland, William S (Production individual)
Doe, Charles (Production cast)
Mulcaster, G H (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: equipment, British air - training: Link trainer (object name)
propaganda, British - practical (object name)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 577 ft; Running time: 6 mins
