Farnborough Air Show Selected 1960-1969

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Farnborough, Hampshire 1961?

Plane flies past camera. RAF plane and helicopters. VS of helicopters. Various shots of planes and helicopters landing and taking off. Crowd shots. VS mid-air of planes featured in the show. Shots of landscape below. Various shots of RAF planes in flight.

Data

Cataloguer:
James
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
70030
Sort Number:
UN 3551 A
Time in/Out:
01:27:06:00 / 01:36:00:00
Canister:
UN 3551 A
Film ID:
2603.10
Issue Date:
1960 - 1969

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  • "Farnborough, Hampshire 1961?" - the year of this particular air show is 1960. (The clip's current date range of 1960-69 can also be altered).

    "Plane flies past camera" - it's a Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Reg. No. G-APWA.

    "RAF plane" - that's a Handley Page Victor B2.

    "VS of helicopters." - amongst the numerous helicopters seen are a Westland Wessex and Westland Whirlwind.

    "Various shots of planes" - this includes the Short SC.1.

    That's immediately followed by the Avro 748 prototype, Reg. No. G-APZV.

    "Various shots of RAF planes in flight." - should be changed to :

    Various shots of planes in flight, including an Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy, (Reg. No. G-APRN), and a Hunting Jet Provost T4, (Serial Number XN468).

    jamied 18th Oct 2012

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