POWERED FLIGHT - THE STORY OF THE CENTURY [Main Title]

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  • Title: POWERED FLIGHT - THE STORY OF THE CENTURY [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRF 5883
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  • Summary: "Britain's contribution to the conquest of the Air" is traced from the Wright brothers to the De Havilland Comet.
  • Description: After the Wright brothers' 1903 flight and experiments by Voisin, Dumont and others, a successful biplane is developed and BlĂ©riot wins the Daily Mail prize in 1909. In WW1, aircraft designed by Sopwith are harnessed to war - the Pup, 1-1/2 Strutter and Camel battle with Fokkers; seaplanes and catapults are developed, the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) formed. Inter-War Years: "the air-plane becomes reliable"; conquest of the Atlantic, regular passenger flights, the "joy-ride", the flying club, Imperial Airways and radio navigation. WW2: The development of the Supermarine S5 and S6 culminates in the Spitfire, of immense importance in the Battle of Britain. In the Far East the aircraft carrier replaced the battleship. Post-War: Britain's resources had gone into fighter production, but America's vast resources allowed her to develop passenger aircraft: the Dakota, Convair, DC4, Constellation; but at the half century Britain is "in the lead again" with the Comet, Viscount and Britannia.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DRF 5883
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: NON-IWM: VIEWING COPY ONLY - NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1953
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Shell Film Unit (Production company) Legg, Stuart (Production individual) Masefield, Peter G (Production individual) Brooks, Peter W (Production individual) Sheldon, Ralph (Production individual) Craft, Wendy (Production individual) Bilton, Kenneth (Production individual) Sheldon, Ralph (Production individual) Poitier, Adrian de (Production individual) Arnold, Malcolm (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 2003 ft; Running time: 55 mins
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