PETROL TANK FIRING TEST: ISLE OF GRAIN MARINE AEROPLANE EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT, 13 AUGUST 1922 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PETROL TANK FIRING TEST: ISLE OF GRAIN MARINE AEROPLANE EXPERIMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT, 13 AUGUST 1922 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MAY 18
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  • Summary: Night tests (with titles) of aircraft petrol tank being "fired"; tests 7 and 8 show the aircraft reduced to a skeleton.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MAY 18
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1919-1938
  • Production Date: 1922-08-13
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: RAE Film Unit, Farnborough (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 550 ft
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    MAY 18

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