BARROW TRIAL FLIGHT HM RIGID AIRSHIP NO 26 : taken in heavy fog Mar 20th 1918 [Main Title]

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  • Title: BARROW TRIAL FLIGHT HM RIGID AIRSHIP NO 26 : taken in heavy fog Mar 20th 1918 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 623
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  • Summary: Trial flight of Royal Navy airship R26 at Barrow-in-Furness, 20th March 1918.
  • Description: The airship is backed out of its hangar and prepared for flight. It lifts off, and flies away. Filmed from the ground through the fog it appears as a blur. It returns head-on and nose-down to the landing site, and is secured by the groundcrew. The camera stays in long shot throughout.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 623
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 623)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Royal Naval Air Service (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: aircraft, British naval - airship: R26 (object name) 31/3(41) (event) Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, UK (geography) Instruction (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 260 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 623

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