Summary: Film looking at the RAF's parachute display team, the Falcons. The team are introduced by their aircraft before taking off for a jump, the narrator giving some personal detail and looking briefly at their equipment, particularly a helmet-mounted 16mm film camera. Footage from this camera, shot while in freefall, is shown, the team's ground support unit takes wind readings to assist the parachutists and features of the parachutes are pointed out as the team land.
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Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 6681
Sound:Sound
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Production Date:1971
Production Country: GB
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 339 ft; Running time: 9 mins
