AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - LIGHTNING (PART 26) [Main Title]

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  • Title: AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - LIGHTNING (PART 26) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 766
  • Other titles: LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING - AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION [Alternative Title] RECOGNITION OF AIRCRAFT [Series Title]
  • Summary: Second World War aircraft recognition film, showing the US Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter, using split screens to compare it with its German counterpart, the Focke-Wulf Fw 189. Film uses diagrams, technical information and models.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING - AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION [Alternative Title] RECOGNITION OF AIRCRAFT [Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 766
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Army Kinematography (Production sponsor) Analysis Films (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: 1 Footage: 581 ft; Running time: 6 mins
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