BALLOON DRILLS [Main Title]

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  • Title: BALLOON DRILLS [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AMY 18
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  • Summary: Instructional film demonstrating the procedures to be carried out during balloon drills and discussing their advantages and disadvantages.
  • Description: (Reel 1) I. What happened on Site 99? Dramatisation showing "a few familiar mishaps put together in one continuous operation". (Reel 2) II. Balloon Drills for T/7 Cradle Bed - Bed to Point of Attachment. The drill is shown with full detailed orders and also with master orders and a reduced crew. (Reel 3) III. Balloon Drills for T/7 Cradle Bed - Bedding Down. (Reel 4) IV. Balloon Drills for T/7 Cradle Bed - Turning. (Reel 5) V. Tail Guy Moorings. (Reel 6) VI. Interim Close Haul. (Reel 7) VII. Deflating a Ballonet Kite Balloon. (Reel 8) VIII. Rolling and Packing a Ballonet Kite Balloon. (Reel 9) IX. Unpacking and Rigging a Ballonet Kite Balloon. (Reel 10) X. Inflating a Ballonet Kite Balloon.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AMY 18
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor) Brent 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: 10 Footage: 10290 ft; Running time: 114 mins
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