Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.
Lancaster Bombers.
Various shots of numerous Avro Lancaster bombers taxiing on runway. Several shots of the bombers in-flight. L/Ss of Spitfire landing on aircraft carrier. Air to ground shots of explosion in dock land area. L/S of Spitfires taking off from carrier L/S of pilot climbing out of smoking aircraft. L/S of fire-fighters spraying foam on it. L/S of damaged aircraft on carrier. Several more shots of aircraft activity on carrier, landing etc. Shots of mechanics at work on Spitfire. L/Ss of crane lifting plane over the side of carrier.
This video has no sound
-
Description
-
Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 61701
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 1960.03
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:05:46:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:20:49:00 / 01:26:35:00
- Canister:
- UN 1019 A
- Sort Number:
- UN 1019 A
-
Appears in...
-
Stills
G'Day, Sport says
There are two shots of a Fairey Firefly (best guess) landing on carrier, definitely these are not Spitfires, although Spitfires appear between these shots.
The Spitfire's undercarriage retracted outwards, the Firefly's inwards, thus the Firefly's appear more splayed than the Spitfire.
Colin Uttley says
A mix of Seafires (the naval version of the Spitfire) and Fireflies. For some reason, the bombing footage is playing backwards.