NET RECOVERY TRIALS, HMS PEGASUS, 31 MAY 1939 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: NET RECOVERY TRIALS, HMS PEGASUS, 31 MAY 1939 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MAY 118
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  • Summary: Trials of the net recovery system, a means of recovering aircraft while a ship is in motion. The net is towed alongside HMS Pegasus, a Fairey IIIF aircraft is lowered onto the net and is towed alongside. Shots of hooking on are shown.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MAY 118
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1939-05-31
  • 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: 1 Footage: 235 ft
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    MAY 118

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