• Short Summary

    Liquid-cooled Rolls Royce Merlin engines are built, assembled--all 11,000 parts--and tested before being inserted into aeroplanes for the war effort, and aerial footage shows aeroplanes in action thanks to these engines

  • Description

    SLATE INFORMATION: The Knight of the Warring Skies

    UNKNOWN:
    INT/EXT


    FACTORIES. making Rolls Royce Merlin engines and testing


    World War Two, World War II, WWII, Second World War, war, Allies, Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, V12 piston aircraft engine, Ford of Britain, aeroplanes, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, air views, aerials
    Background: Liquid-cooled Rolls Royce Merlin engines are built, assembled--all 11,000 parts--and tested before being inserted into aeroplanes for the war effort, and aerial footage shows aeroplanes in action thanks to these engines

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    VLVA5O0G9DZ2B9NCMAY2KS6EELMVA
    Media URN:
    VLVA5O0G9DZ2B9NCMAY2KS6EELMVA
    Group:
    Reuters - Gaumont British Newsreel
    Archive:
    Reuters
    Issue Date:
    26/02/1942
    Sound:
    Unknown
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:02:00:00
    Time in/Out:
    /
    Canister:
    N/A

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