Promising experiment: new aircraft fire-rescue tender Accession Number: F10175

Description

Cinesound newsreel extract on a new Australian fire tender designed to rescue trapped passengers by cutting a hole in an aircrafts fuselage to create an escape access. The fire tender was demonstrated by the Department of Civil Aviation at Laverton, Victoria. An Avro Lincoln bomber fuselage was used in the demonstration. The fire tender was intended to be standard equipment at all Australian airports.

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Accession Number
F10175
Maker
Cinesound
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: CDN
Format: 35mm
Sound: sound
Measurement
Duration: 0h 1' 15" Duration
Footage: 112 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Date Made
1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Parent
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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Last modified: 29 October 2026 - 3.31 am