ACCELERATOR TRIALS, HMS COURAGEOUS, JULY 1938 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ACCELERATOR TRIALS, HMS COURAGEOUS, JULY 1938 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MAY 103
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  • Summary: A series of launches of a Fairey Swordfish (?) on an accelerator. Some launches show the aircraft with a torpedo. Launches are seen both on land and from HMS Courageous.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MAY 103
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Featured Period: 1919-1938
  • Production Date: 1938-07
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 1200 ft
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    MAY 103

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