ASSORTED GROUND VIEW TRIALS, INCLUDING DE HAVILLAND SEA VIXEN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ASSORTED GROUND VIEW TRIALS, INCLUDING DE HAVILLAND SEA VIXEN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DEC 253
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  • Summary: A compilation of ground view footage of aircraft and equipment trials, including: Footage of Avro Shackleton ADTU sorties 1, 2, 3 releasing Lindholme survival gear containers. Footage of live parachutist exits from Lockheed C-130 Hercules XV177. Footage of an ULLA (Ultra Low Level Airborne) skidboard from a gantry at Old Sarum, Salisbury, UK. Footage of de Havilland Sea Vixen XN690 undertaking (possibly) release trials.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DEC 253
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1967-06
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: A&AEE Boscombe Down ()
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1600 ft (ca); Running time: 18 mins
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