LORD MOUNTBATTEN AND HAFMED STAFF VISIT HMS CENTAUR [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LORD MOUNTBATTEN AND HAFMED STAFF VISIT HMS CENTAUR [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1488
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  • Summary: Admiral Mountbatten visits HMS Centaur accompanied by senior French, Italian, Greek and Turkish officers; the delegation witnesse a demonstration of the angled-deck technique using Sea Hawk, Sea Fury and Avenger aircraft.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ADM 1488
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
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  • Production Date: 1954-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:Mountbatten, Louis (Earl) Mountbatten, Louis (Earl) (person)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 512 ft; Running time: 6 mins
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    ADM 1488

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