CASTLE ARCHDALE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: CASTLE ARCHDALE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: RMY 38
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  • Summary: Underexposed unedited shots of Sunderlands of 201 Flying Boat Squadron at Castle Archdale in Northern Ireland.
  • Description: Various views of Sunderlands moored, taking off, in flight and landing at Castle Archdale base on Lough Erne. Close-up of crest of 201 Flying Boat Squadron and Squadron HQ sign suggests planes unit, based on Lough Erne from October 1941 to March 1944 for anti-submarine patrols and escorts over the Atlantic and Bay of Biscay. Crew of Sunderland go out in launch to their plane, which has prominent radar (?) aerial. Flying over convoy within sight of land. Cockpit, porthole and engine views.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: RMY 38
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (RMY 38)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: RAF Coastal Command (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Air Force, Sqdn, 201 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, British - seaplane: Short Sunderland (object name) operations, British air - routine (object name) GB, Northern Ireland & Castle Archdale, <RAF Station> (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 829 ft; Running time: 9 mins
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    RMY 38

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