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Air-Sea Rescue

1944 , Great Yarmouth (Norfolk)

Cat no. 339

Royal Navy air-sea rescue trials off Great Yarmouth.

The trials off Great Yarmouth of drops of a large lifeboat supported by four or five parachutes. The film is shot from a Royal Navy boat and films the Quay as it leaves the harbour. There are views out to sea of a plane dropping the parachutes and the lifeboat landing. Other craft can be seen, including an inflatable life raft and small boats. There is a lengthy shot of one of the naval officers. As the boat returns to harbour, the camera pans the Quay and the sea front at Yarmouth. At the port, other naval craft are visible. The crew alights from the ship and some of the ordinary seamen pose for the camera. The next sequences are taken at night. The film is shot from aboard a speed craft and there is a shadow in the background of a warship passing as well as other craft. There are men in a life raft and a plane makes a night drop. The speed boat heads back towards the coast.

Featured Events

Air-sea rescue trials at Great Yarmouth in 1944

Keywords

Air-sea rescues; Royal Navy

Background Information

Richard Beard was a master mariner who served as a Squadron Leader, based at Coltishall, during World War II. He was a member of a group who helped to design the air-sea rescue package filmed. This must be a very rare film. Normally these trials would not have been allowed to have been filmed during wartime, even by an officer. Yet the crew pose for the camera, so it was obviously shot with knowledge of those involved if not actually with official permission. Richard Beard died in 1967.

Manifestations

Air-Sea Rescue

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    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:30
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
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    Duration
    0:05:30
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
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    Duration
    0:05:30
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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  • Activities
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    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:31
    Modification Date
    17/06/2011
    Parts
    Reference
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  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV428909
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:31
    Modification Date
    16/06/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    715394
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV281965
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:33
    Modification Date
    09/09/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    676526
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV171654
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 281
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673222
  • Barcode
    INV256467
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    VP-338
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:04:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563024
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV305953
    Canonical Identifier
    A-853
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    560974
    Sound
    silent

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