AIRCRAFT FIREFIGHTING ON NAVAL AIR STATIONS (RUSHES 5) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: AIRCRAFT FIREFIGHTING ON NAVAL AIR STATIONS (RUSHES 5) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 770
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  • Summary: Unedited shots of a firefighting crew attempting to extinguish a blazing aircraft.
  • Description: Rescue vehicles arrive at the wreck of a Fairey Firefly, which is blazing in the middle of a field. The crew cover the aircraft in foam, and attempt to reach the pilot. The hose refuses to function. The fire becomes violent. On another take, with a different aeroplane, the navigator clearly runs away as the crew arrive. They free the pilot and swiftly put out the fire, then cover the plane in foam. Sentries are put in position as the firemen drive away.
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945
  • Production Country: GB
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  • 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: 1011 ft; Running time: 11 mins
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    ADM 770

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