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All the King's Horsas (Gliding in the war years)

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3387

Film in which various training and combat gliders demonstrate their capabilities for King George VI. Hotspur and Horsa troop-carrying combat gliders are seen on the ground and in the air.

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Dr Fod and the Wayward Body

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-2287

RAF flight safety film in which Dr Fod and his assistant, Miss Wayward Body, explain the concept of Foreign Object Damage (FOD) and the danger that it poses to aircraft.

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First of the few - Supermarine Swift

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3310/002

Film in which de Havilland Vampire and Supermarine Attacker fighter aircraft appear on the ground, snow is cleared from a runway and Supermarine Swift aircraft pass overhead, land and park.

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Air Crew Survival at Sea part two: The Multi Seat Dinghy

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-4004/002

Training film on survival at sea. The crew of a ditched aircraft board their dinghy and demonstrate survival drills and dinghy features before being found by a maritime patrol aircraft.

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Air Crew Survival at Sea part one: The Single Seat Dinghy

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-4004/001

Training film on survival at sea. A pilot ejects from his aircraft and demonstrates the use of features included with his single-seat dinghy before being rescued by a Whirlwind helicopter.

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Khana Cascade

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3691

Film on the RAF’s involvement in famine relief operations in Nepal in 1973. Hercules transport aircraft are seen in the air and on the ground and logistics support is illustrated.

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Hazardous Ops

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-2288

Humorous film on the importance of following the proper procedures and working practices in hardened aircraft shelters. The film features Windsor Davies in the character of an army sergeant major.

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A story of fighter development

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3214

Film on the development of fighter aircraft by the Vickers-Supermarine company. Aircraft seen include Supermarine racing seaplanes, Spitfire fighter aircraft during Second World War combat operations and Attacker jet aircraft.

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Southampton flying boats - Far East Flight, 1928

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-3285

Supermarine Southampton flying boats appear in air-to-air footage during a flight to Australia and on water during stops in the journey. Views of Australian people and landscape are also featured.

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Gun Turret Drill: The Fraser-Nash Turret

Film & Sound, X001-3688

Film showing RAF personnel preparing a Vickers Wellington bomber aircraft and illustrating the procedures to be followed by armourers and gunners in relation to the Wellington’s machineguns and gun turrets.

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