RAF GROUND TRADES 1 - FLIGHTLINE (first version) [Main Title]

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  • Title: RAF GROUND TRADES 1 - FLIGHTLINE (first version) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: COI 916
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  • Summary: RAF recruitment advertisement.
  • Description: Commentary invites: "Come into the RAF and train for a highly skilled trade that will set you up for life. There's no need for entry qualifications - it's you we're more interested in. Look for the advertisement in today's paper, or call into one of the career information offices. Joining the RAF could be the best move you ever made." Film of Phantom in hangar, control tower and laboratory scenes. RAF roundel at end and caption "Train for a trade in the RAF".
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (COI 916)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1974
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Defence (Air) (Production sponsor) Central Office of Information (Production sponsor) Brooks, Ray (Production cast)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, United States - combat: McDonnell F4 Phantom & [British] (object name) operations, British air - routine (object name) propaganda, British - practical: recruitment, Royal Air Force (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 60 ft; Running time: 1 min
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  • Notes: Title: taken from COI label in tin.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    COI 916

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