Airborne supplies Accession Number: F07037

Description

An Australian Army Research Film produced by Military History (Cinema Section). Shows experiments in the dropping of airborne supplies into a large wire mesh net, specially designed for this purpose. The Deputy Quarter Master General of the Australian Army and members of the Lethbridge Military Mission from the United Kingdom were observes of these experiments.

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Accession Number
F07037
Producer
Military History Section
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: CMP
Format: 35mm
Sound: sound
Measurement
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
1943?
Whole/Part
Intellectual record
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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