AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - C46 COMMANDO AIRPLANE [Main Title]

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  • Title: AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - C46 COMMANDO AIRPLANE [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 792
  • Other titles: RECOGNITION OF AIRCRAFT (SERIES 2) [Series Title]
  • Summary: Aircraft recognition film describing the Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft.
  • Description: The film begins by showing a model of the C46 in flight. It then goes on to show footage of the Himalayas and China, with a Chinese soldier looking up and recognising the aircraft. A model is shown in plan form and from head-on and wing views. The importance of the change in shape from different viewing angles is stressed throughout. The model of the aircraft is used to indicate more detail as it emphasises every direction and position.
  • Alternative Title: RECOGNITION OF AIRCRAFT (SERIES 2) [Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 792
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Production Details: United States War Department (Production sponsor) United States Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit (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: 717 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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