Other titles:COLLECTION OF RADAR FILMS FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, MALVERN [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Unedited footage from the entire process of the tests conducted on Thorn-EMI Cervantes rocket locating radar system, also known as the Cymbeline Mark 3. The tests were carried out at Castlemorton Common and Eskmeals Ministry of Defence (MOD) ranges.
Description: Scientists at the Thorn EMI plant are shown preparing the unit for transportation
The convoy leaving
The convoy arriving at the test ranges, including footage of the front gate and the convoy travelling through the site
The equipment is unloaded and given final pre-test checks
Close ups of the equipment and components
The EMI scientists are filmed discussing the equipment, including much footage of the unit itself being assembled and tested on benches, before mounting it into a specially constructed chassis inside an Army Land Rover
Footage of the equipment once it has been mounted into the Land Rover
Clips of the test range and surrounding countryside, with the two truck convoy arriving and soldiers deploying the unit under cover of trees
Additional footage of the unit in use as well as the rockets being deployed and fired for the unit to track
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF RADAR FILMS FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT, MALVERN [Allocated Series Title]