FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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RAN Fleet Air Arm - Navy Aviators Show Aerobatic Artistry

A tribute to the skill and daring of the pilots of the Royal Australian Navy.
Series : Australian Colour Diary | Episode : 15 | Year : 1960 | Total Duration : 8 Minutes |
Director : Jack S Allan |
Royal Australian Navy 724 Squadron flying jet fighters - Sea Venoms - at HMAS Albatross in Nowra. Aerial coastline and during aerobatics. Pilots walk out onto air field, briefing. Ground crews work on aircraft. Number of aircraft start engines and wings fold down, planes taxi off in line. Take off to camera. Some taxiing shots POV behind. Interior cockpit, thumb firing. Explosions on coastline. CU firing from aircraft.
Access No. 122894 | 4 mins 1 sec | 1960s | Nowra, South Coast, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Royal Australian Navy 724 Squadron flying jet fighters - Sea Venoms - at HMAS Albatross in Nowra. Aerobatic formation. Good air to air shots, some ground shots of four aircraft doing loop the loop and barrel roll. Some shots POV aircraft. Some shots vapour trail from wings. Mirror landing system. Formation prepare to land, air to air and ground shots of landing.
Access No. 122938 | 2 mins 36 secs | 1960s | Nowra, South Coast, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |