F-111 the first flight

Australia, 1979

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Episode of Series “Sentinel”.
Trainee pilots and navigators undergo an intensive training course before they are allowed to operate the supersonic F-111 strike aircraft for the first time. Shows some of the students on their first flight in an F-111. Credits include: photography by Mal Lancaster; edited by Vincent Donovan; sound by Ron Townsend; commentated by Peter Gwynne and scripted by Greg Parry.

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Credits

director

Greg Parry

production company

Australia. Dept. of Defence. Public Relations

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1979

Appears in

Sentinel

Group of items

Sentinel

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012347

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Air pilots

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → F-111(Fighter Planes)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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