Summary: Training film stressing the importance of RAF aircrew being able to swim, in the event of ditching or crashing on water.
Description: Reel 1: Aircrew cadets having basic swimming instruction.
Reel 2: Different strokes explained. Various 'water skills' explained, treading water, diving. Dinghy drills demonstrated.
Reel 3: Righting inverted dinghy. Airlocked dinghy. Rescue line use. Getting injured crew into dinghy.
Reel 4: J and Q type dinghy described and drills relating to the type Q explained. K type dinghy deployment explained and drills shown.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:AMY 66
Sound:Sound
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Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944
Production Country: GB
Production Details: ROYAL AIR FORCE (Production sponsor)
Gee Films ()
