SEA VIXEN OF 899 SQUADRON INTERCEPTS THE TANKER MANUELLA DURING THE RHODESIAN OIL EMBARGO [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SEA VIXEN OF 899 SQUADRON INTERCEPTS THE TANKER MANUELLA DURING THE RHODESIAN OIL EMBARGO [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 3633
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  • Summary: Aerial views of the tanker Manuella, intercepted by British naval forces while north of Beira in the Mozambique Channel.
  • Description: Opening shot is a HA onto the deck of a civilian ship from a helicopter as an aircrewman is winched back onboard the aircraft. Cut to a view along the flightdeck of HMS Eagle from an aircraft about to be launched by catapult. Cut again to a high-speed passing shot of the tanker Manuella, and MS of companion aircraft XP 958 - the two Vixens orbit the Manuella which has now been intercepted by HMS Berwick, making repeated passes over the tanker. Final aerial views of Eagle as the camera-aircraft returns to the carrier.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ADM 3633
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (ADM 3633)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1966-04-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, EAGLE (HMS), aircraft carrier (1946) (regiment/service) Royal Navy, BERWICK (HMS), frigate (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Sqdn 899 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - aircraft carrier, fleet: Eagle (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Berwick (object name) ships, Greek civilian - tanker: Manuella (object name) aircraft, British naval - combat: De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.1 (object name) operations, British naval - search: Beira patrol (object name) Rhodesian UDI (event)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 95 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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