HELICOPTER TROOP DRILLS: WESSEX 2 AND 5 [Main Title]

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  • Title: HELICOPTER TROOP DRILLS: WESSEX 2 AND 5 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRN 1637A
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  • Summary: Naval training film, based on the Manual of Joint Warfare, on troop drills for the Westland Wessex Mark 2 and Mark 5 helicopters used by the Royal Navy and the RAF. Showing Royal Marine Commandos carrying out training drills and exercises from helicopters aboard the commando carrier HMS Albion.
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  • Colour: Colour (Technicolor)
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  • Object_Number: DRN 1637A
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (DRN 1637A)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1965
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Navy (Production sponsor) Technical and Scientific Films (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (Technicolor) Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 1400 ft (ca); Running time: 39 mins
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