FLIGHT DECK MACHINERY (RUSHES 4) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FLIGHT DECK MACHINERY (RUSHES 4) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 780
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  • Summary: Unedited scenes showing various activities onboard HMS Theseus (a Colossus Class aircraft carrier).
  • Description: HMS Theseus at sea: arrester wires on flight deck are tested. The ratings run to position; a squadron of Hawker Sea Fury aircraft lands on (low angle shots). The arrester wire is damaged and replaced systematically. In harbour (Malta?): further testing of arrester wire.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ADM 780
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1947
  • 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: 767 ft; Running time: 9 mins
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