RAAF Record. Newsreel No. 08

Australia, 1953

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Cinemagazine newsreel includes the following: 1. RAAF’s Lockheed Hercules transport. 2. Supersonic “dart” is practice target for fighters. 3. “Sarah” (search and rescue and homing) is a new radio device for sea rescues. 4. The RAAF Antarctic flight visits the Soviet base.

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director

L.H. Hicks

producer

Stanley Brogden

production company

Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Directorate of Public Relations

Duration

00:09:22:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1953

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