FLIGHT DECK MACHINERY (RUSHES 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FLIGHT DECK MACHINERY (RUSHES 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 778
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  • Summary: Unedited scenes shot on board the aircraft carrier HMS Theseus.
  • Description: I. On the island of HMS Theseus: close-up of catapult operator entering his area. He tests the machine before signalling "OK" and then fires the catapult. The rating is nervous and he is very bad in front of the camera. II. The Engineering Officer tests the catapult. The rating in the booth fires the catapult. The flaps and the pressures of the catapult are tested.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ADM 778
  • 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: 918 ft; Running time: 10 mins
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