HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON RESEARCH 1957 [Main Title]

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  • Title: HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON RESEARCH 1957 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 30
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Research film featuring the AWRE's balloon team at work at RAE Cardington prior to Operation Antler.
  • Description: Airsheds at Cardington. Constructing balloon. Balloon is released and tracked. Diagnostic package from balloon is retrieved from the roof of a commercial factory with the help of the police.
  • Alternative Title: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AWE 30
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
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  • Production Date: 1957
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Film Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 600ft (ca); Running time: 7 mins
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