FLIGHT DECK MACHINERY (RUSHES 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FLIGHT DECK MACHINERY (RUSHES 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 777
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  • Summary: Unedited shots of flight preparation on board the aircraft carrier HMS Theseus.
  • Description: A Hawker Sea Fury is pulled into position on the deck of HMS Theseus. The catapult is attached and the chocks removed. The Sea Fury takes off. The catapult is returned. There are close-ups of the flag-man and the signaller. (Various takes).
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ADM 777
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1950
  • 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: 1017 ft; Running time: 11 mins
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