AUSTER AOP IS TRANSFERRED FROM SHIP TO SHORE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: AUSTER AOP IS TRANSFERRED FROM SHIP TO SHORE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 994
  • Other titles: ABC AIRCRAFT LOADING [Alternative Title]
  • Summary:
  • Description: HA.MS as fuselage (cockpit protected by canvas), and crated wings of Taylorcraft Auster V, RT.521, are lifted from cameraship into a DUKW alongside. DUKW makes away to shore. MS of laden DUKW parked on the beach - amphibious jeep in the background, frame left. Cut to DUKW carrying AOP, parked on quayside - ship's derrick lifts off wing sections and transfers them to the forward hold, followed by the fuselage.
  • Alternative Title: ABC AIRCRAFT LOADING [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: ADM 994
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: GB (?)
  • Production Details:
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  • Keywords: aircraft, British - light military: Taylorcraft Auster V (object name) transport, United States military - amphibious: DUKW & [allied] (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 187 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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