Back room of the sky

United Kingdom, 1963

Film
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Episode of Series “Look at Life”.
A survey of work carried out at the Ministry of Aviation Research Centre at Boscombe Down. Aiming always for increased safety and efficiency, all sections of a new aircraft must be rigorously tested and teams of pilots, scientists and engineers seek out any flaws which must be corrected before a machine becomes operational. The men who will fly the aircraft are also seen undergoing tests at Boscombe Down. Narrated by Raymond Baxter.

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production company

Rank Organisation Film Productions

Duration

00:09:50:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1963

Appears in

Look at Life

Group of items

Look at Life

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

312115

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Air pilots

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Design and construction

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Accidents - Prevention

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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