FLIGHT LINE MECHANIC [Main Title]

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  • Title: FLIGHT LINE MECHANIC [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 3797
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  • Summary: Promotional film for the Royal Air Force focusing on the position of Flight Line Mechanic in the RAF. Filmed at RAF Wittering, this film addresses the training a Flight Light Mechanic undertakes, and highlights the varied nature of the role, working with different aircraft in all kinds of weather. Aircraft featured include Harriers XV760 and XV807, Jet Provosts and a Vulcan bomber.
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  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MGH 3797
  • Sound: Sound
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  • Production Date: 1978
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Defence (Production sponsor) Central Office of Information (Production sponsor) World Wide Pictures (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 197 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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