BLOODHOUND MISSILE TRIALS COMPILATION [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BLOODHOUND MISSILE TRIALS COMPILATION [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DEA 60
  • Other titles: COLLECTION OF FILMS FROM DERA ABERPORTH [Allocated Title]
  • Summary: Compilation of trials film from six separate RAF Bloodhound firings, each one with a detailed caption giving the missile number, the date of the trial and where relevant, what went wrong. First couple are of single firings, followed by three sets of Ripple firings (two missiles at three second intervals), all of the Mk 1 variant and fired between 3 February 1961 and 6 March 1962. The final firing is of a Mk 2 on 16 September 1966.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: COLLECTION OF FILMS FROM DERA ABERPORTH [Allocated Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DEA 60
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1961-02-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Aircraft Establishment (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1400 ft (ca)
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    DEA 60

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