VICKERS HIGHBALL [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: VICKERS HIGHBALL [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MTE 3437
  • Other titles: ROTHESAY MATERIAL [Alternative Title] MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Tests of the "Highball" and "Upkeep" bouncing bombs.
  • Description: Vickers Highball (23/4/1943) Lancaster drops cylinder type bomb. Vickers Highball (7/5/1943) Lancaster drops cylinder type bomb towards beach. Vickers Upkeep & Highball (2/5/1943) As above but fall short of beach. Lancaster drops cylinder type bomb towards beach. 1 Upkeep (16/5/1943) 2-engined aircraft drops bomb on sea. 2 Mos. (16/5/1943) Lancaster drops cylinder type bomb towards beach. 2 Upkeep (16/5/1943) As Upkeep 1.
  • Alternative Title: ROTHESAY MATERIAL [Alternative Title] MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: MTE 3437
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-04-23
  • 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: 706 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • Media Format:HD
  • Link to IWM Collections page:[MTE 3437](http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060003613)
  • Related IWM Collections Objects: [ADM 1105](http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060028926) (TRIALS OF ROYAL NAVY VERSION OF THE 'HIGHBALL' BOUNCING BOMB [Allocated Title])
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