ARE (HE) FZ/20/87 NET RECOVERY SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE TRIAL FALMOUTH JUNE 1987 [Main Title]

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  • Title: ARE (HE) FZ/20/87 NET RECOVERY SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE TRIAL FALMOUTH JUNE 1987 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6918
  • Other titles: MISCELLANEOUS OLD ADMIRALTY BUILDING TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Coverage of the trial of a net recovery system for torpedoes, also labelled "Day 1: Porthkerris". The bell-shaped net is seen being lifted from ground, underslung beneath a Sea King helicopter, and then being used to retrieve stranded unexploded torpedoes from Falmouth Bay. More than one retrieval is seen.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: MISCELLANEOUS OLD ADMIRALTY BUILDING TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: ADM 6918
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1987-06
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 60
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