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Title:HMS VICTORIOUS DISEMBARKS HER AIRCRAFT FOR THE LAST TIME [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 3804
Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: HMS Victorious disembarks her aircraft before entering Portsmouth for a refit.
Description: HA from the island as Sea Vixen 252 of 893 Squadron is launched from the starboard bow catapult. 247 is directed onto the catapult - in the background is 251 on the port bow catapult, and on the deck between the two aircraft are laid out ready-use wire strops. 251 is launched. More Sea Vixens follow. A planeguard Wessex hovers off to port, winchman and diver sitting in the open cabin doorway. MS across from starboard catapult track as a Vixen is launched from parallel port catapult. MCU as pilot and observer take their seats in Buccaneer 230. LS along deck from aft - Buccaneers are ranged along either side, wings folded. HA aft from island to crowded flightdeck. LS to duty helicopter. MS across deck as Gannet AEW.3 261 XL 479 is slowly taxied onto the port catapult. MS of Sea Vixen 244, and LA.CU of the pilot. LS aft down the flightdeck, aircraft ranged to either side - the Type 984 radar is scanning on the island at frame left. FDO directs Sea Vixen 246, armed with Red Top missiles, onto port catapult - the aircraft is stropped up and launched. 254 follows - this FDO has a slightly unusual technique, bringing his flag down to the deck, then drawing it away an instant before the launch. 245 is stropped up - this aircraft carries Firestreaks. A tractor moves a Sea Vixen. Observer and pilot board Vixen 252. Buccaneer 230 taxies forward, straightening its wings, onto the port catapult to be stropped up and launched. Buccaneers 231, 232, 233 and 234 follow in numerical sequence, launched alternately from starboard and port catapults.
Alternative Title:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Victorious (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Sqdn 801 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Sqdn 893 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Sqdn 849 (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - aircraft carrier, fleet: Victorious (object name)
aircraft, British naval - combat: Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 (object name)
aircraft, British naval - combat: Hawker Sea Hawk (object name)
aircraft, British naval - combat: Fairey Gannet (object name)
aircraft, British naval - helicopter: Westland Wessex (object name)
weapons, British naval air - missile: Firestreak (object name)