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Title:HMS ALBION IN THE FAR EAST [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 1583
Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Aerial shots from a helicopter showing air operations on HMS Albion in the Far East during the first half of 1956.
Description: Aerial LS of fleet tanker - rather out of focus. XLS of a Colony Class cruiser. The camera-aircraft circles HMS Albion and the destroyer HMS Concord as they replenish from a Fort Class fleet supply ship. Albion has her forward lift down and Venoms and Sea Hawks are parked on deck. The cruiser is in distant company. LS off Albion's port bow as she steams at speed in a slight sea, the camera-helicopter flying low, level with the flightdeck - the carrier launches a Sea Hawk FGA.4, the camera panning to follow the aircraft. A second Sea Hawk is launched, followed by a Sea Venom FAW.21. Two Gannet AS.1s take off. MS to the roundown from a position off the port beam as AEW.1 Skyraider WV.177 of 849D lands on, planeguard Whirlwind in the background - camera pans forward to island - a signal is flashed. Sea Hawks and a Venom land on. The planeguard helicopter returns to the ship. MS from a position over the ship's wake, giving a good view of the stern. Final LS from off the port beam of Albion underway after flying operations have finished - Whirlwind helicopter flying off her starboard bow, a Gannet and a Skyraider parked right aft, a Sea Hawk positioned on catapult and other jets parked along the edge of the flightdeck.
Alternative Title:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, ALBION (HMS), aircraft carrier (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, CONCORD (HMS), destroyer (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Sqdn 810 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Sqdn 825 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Sqdn 892 (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Sqdn 849 (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - aircraft carrier, light: Albion (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: Concord (object name)
aircraft, British naval - combat: De Havilland Sea Venom (object name)
aircraft, British naval - combat: Hawker Sea Hawk (object name)
aircraft, British naval - combat: Fairey Gannet (object name)
aircraft, United States naval - combat: Douglas Skyraider & [British] (object name)
aircraft, British naval - helicopter: Westland Whirlwind (object name)
operations, British naval - routine: replenishment at sea (object name)