FARNBOROUGH 1959 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FARNBOROUGH 1959 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: 49K 17
  • Other titles: WESTLAND AIRCRAFT FILM COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Unedited footage of the 1959 Farnborough Air Show.
  • Description: Aircraft featured, among others, include the De Havilland Comet 4, Blackburn NA 29, Hunting Percival Jet Provost, Avro Vulcan, Bristol 192 Belvedere, Fairey Rotodyne, Bristol Bloodhound missile and SRN1 hovercraft. Fairey Rotodyne flies by. Westland helicopter flypast featuring Westminster, Wessex and Whirlwind aircraft. Formation of Vickers Scimitar aircraft take off and fly past.
  • Alternative Title: WESTLAND AIRCRAFT FILM COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: 49K 17
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1959
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Westland Aircraft Public Relations Department (Sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 500 ft (ca)
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    49K 17

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