EJECTION SEAT TESTS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: EJECTION SEAT TESTS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DEC 19
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  • Summary: Footage of tests carried out on a Martin-Baker ejection seat from a Tornado aircraft. The tests were conducted using a rocket powered sled at the Ministry of Defence's Boscombe Down test and evaluation site in Wiltshire.
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  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: DEC 19
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (DEC 19)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1991-12-12
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Defence (Production sponsor) Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 400 ft (ca); Running time: 4 mins (ca)
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