AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - SKYRAIDER [Main Title]

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  • Title: AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION - SKYRAIDER [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 804
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  • Summary: Aircraft recognition film describing the Douglas A-1 Skyraider aircraft.
  • Description: Footage of the aircraft coming in to land is used as a general introduction, emphasising the fact that the Skyraider is now used mostly as a mobile radar station. Side-view, head-on and plan form diagrams are used. A model in flight is used to re-emphasise the main points.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 804
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1954-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Air Ministry (Production sponsor) CAS 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: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 239 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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