ROYAL AIR FORCE PARACHUTE PREPARATION AND SUPPLY DROPS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ROYAL AIR FORCE PARACHUTE PREPARATION AND SUPPLY DROPS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 6590
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  • Summary: Unedited record of RAF personnel, assisted by Arab labourers, packing parachutes for dropping 25 pdr shells and 6 pdr Anti Personnel shells in unidentified desert area (truck bears Hebrew and English writing) by planes of RAF 216 Bomber Transport Squadron (crest), possibly to test effect of impact, as shells are unpacked after drop.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MGH 6590
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 6590)
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  • Production Date: 1961
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 300 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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    MGH 6590

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