HMS ILLUSTRIOUS TAKE OFF [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS ILLUSTRIOUS TAKE OFF [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MTE 537
  • Other titles: MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Accelerator trials with dummy swordfish and shark, then live launches with swordfish, Fulmar, Albacore. Side shots and some from rear. Roll 2 shows deck landings with Swordfish and Fulmar. Titled. See shot list for each launch.
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  • Alternative Title: MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MTE 537
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940-08-14
  • Production Country: GB
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    MTE 537

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