Design For Speed 1947

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Description

Title reads: "Design for Speed".

Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire.

Various shots of aircraft designers testing model of Meteor jet plane in wind tunnel. Various shots of designers operating large control board, lots of switches and dials. The wind tunnel is sealed...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
33870
Sort Number:
NP 132
Time in/Out:
01:03:18:00 / 01:06:02:00
Canister:
NP 132
Film ID:
1229.03
Issue Date:
24/03/1947

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