Newsreel items including: 1. No. 3 Squadron and No. 77 Squadron of the RAAF ferry the Sabre Jet from the east coast of Australia to Butterworth in Malaya via Townsville, Darwin, Netherlands New Guinea, Philippines, Borneo, Malaya. 2. Firefighter - RAAF demonstrates capability of new firefighting truck. 3. Addition of the new Air to Air Missile to the Sabre Jet Fighter. Test fired at Woomera.
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ACMI Identifier
312263
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Airplanes, Military
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Air Force
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire extinction - Equipment and supplies
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire extinction - Equipment and supplies
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy