AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - FIREBRAND TF MARK FIVE [Main Title]

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  • Title: AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - FIREBRAND TF MARK FIVE [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 794
  • Other titles: RECOGNITION OF AIRCRAFT (SHORT SERIES) [Series Title]
  • Summary: Aircraft recognition film describing the Blackburn Firebrand.
  • Description: A model of this aircraft is used to serve as an introduction and recognition base. The model is shown from side, head-on, wing and overhead views. General footage of the model in the air recaps the main features and ideas. Still shots give technical detail and show close-ups of the tail; runway footage shows the Firebrand taking off. Conclusion stresses the importance of the tail unit as a recognition point.
  • Alternative Title: RECOGNITION OF AIRCRAFT (SHORT SERIES) [Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 794
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1948
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry (Production sponsor) Admiralty (Production sponsor) Army Kinema Corporation (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: 632 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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