AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - TBF AVENGER [Main Title]

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  • Title: AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - TBF AVENGER [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 799
  • Other titles: RECOGNITION OF AIRCRAFT (SERIES 2) [Series Title]
  • Summary: Aircraft recognition film describing the Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft.
  • Description: Footage of the aircraft in flight is seen before the titles. A model of the aircraft in flight is used for a general introduction. Various parts of the aircraft are identified separately - the wings, engine, fuselage, cockpit and gun turret and tail. The film concludes by going back over the main points, showing the model in various angles of flight.
  • Alternative Title: RECOGNITION OF AIRCRAFT (SERIES 2) [Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 799
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Production Details: US Bureau of Aeronautics (Production sponsor) United States Navy (Production sponsor) Walt Disney Productions (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: 720 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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