PHOENIX THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM [Main Title]

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  • Title: PHOENIX THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEM [Main Title]
  • Film Number: BFC 8
  • Other titles: CHICKSANDS VIDEOTAPE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The GSR3846 Marconi Avionics Flight Refuelling Phoenix thermal imaging system in operation. Shows imagery from the prototype Phoenix thermal imager mounted in a turret under a helicopter, plus simulations of a ground control station courtesy of APRE (Army Personnel Research Establishment).
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: CHICKSANDS VIDEOTAPE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFC 8
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (BFC 8)
  • Featured Period: 1976-1989
  • Production Date: 1984
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 20 mins
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    BFC 8

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