Supply drop by No 38 Caribou transport Squadron, RAAF Accession Number: F02753

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Shows an air drop of six 500lb "compact loads" from a height of 300 feet. The Air Movements Training and Development Unit at RAAF Richmond, NSW, prepare the load and the Caribou crew carry out the supply drop. These operations are to improve supply dropping techniques.

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Accession Number
F02753
Classification
Film
Object Type
Actuality footage
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Film type: ORP
Format: 16mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration: 0h 1' 50"
Footage: 66 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Date Made
2 June 1969
Whole/Part
Intellectual record
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Access
Open
Copyright
AWM copyright

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