SONAR TYPE 195 PART 1: INTRODUCTION [Main Title]

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  • Title: SONAR TYPE 195 PART 1: INTRODUCTION [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRN 1985A
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  • Summary: Navy Instructional film describing the helicopter-mounted type 195 dipping sonar. Lists and explains the various components, their interaction with each other and the technicalities of lowering and raising the submersible unit. A Wessex helicopter is shown in the dip.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DRN 1985A
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (DRN 1985A)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1967
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Navy (Production sponsor) Helen Wiggins Films Ltd (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 1800 ft (ca); Running time: 20 mins
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