UNDERWATER SUBMARINE SHOTS (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: UNDERWATER SUBMARINE SHOTS (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFO 121
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: First eight minutes are footage from a fixed underwater camera attached to a submarine hull, taken in Florida. This is followed by a five minute long collection of underwater rushes of the submarine taken from various angles, with no obvious identification present on the submarine. Sea King helicopters with and without radar pods take off and land, in addition to rushes of mid air refuelling. From 15:10, sound is included and the footage is of type 42 destroyer «HMS Gloucester» (D.96) at sea, taken from a variety of angles.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFO 121
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFO 121)
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1990
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production sponsor) RNSETT Video Production Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 20; Running time: 20 mins (ca)
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFO 121

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