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GRAND FLEET AIRCRAFT ROYAL AIR FORCE [Main]
The Camel is mounted on a launch platform above the light cruiser's 'A' Turret. The crew makes ready for launch, removing the safety netting and holding wires. The plane's engine is turned over (very good view of the rotary engine), it builds up speed and launches directly over the turret, which is swung out to starboard. The Camel lands conventionally at an aerodrome not far from Rosyth after fly…
Subject
- EFG1914
- Royal Navy, Sydney
- Royal Australian Navy, SYDNEY (HMAS), light cruiser
- Royal Air Force
- aircraft, British - combat: Sopwith Camel
- ships, British naval - cruiser: Sydney
- ships, Australian naval - cruiser: Sydney
- operations, British naval air - sortie
- operations, British naval air - return
- ships, British auxiliary - harbour: Guide Me
- …
- World War I
- World War I
- Air warfare
Type of item
- Film
- motion pictures (visual works)
Subject
- EFG1914
- Royal Navy, Sydney
- Royal Australian Navy, SYDNEY (HMAS), light cruiser
- Royal Air Force
- aircraft, British - combat: Sopwith Camel
- ships, British naval - cruiser: Sydney
- ships, Australian naval - cruiser: Sydney
- operations, British naval air - sortie
- operations, British naval air - return
- ships, British auxiliary - harbour: Guide Me
- …
- World War I
- World War I
- Air warfare
Type of item
- Film
- motion pictures (visual works)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Imperial War Museums
Creation date
- 1918
- 1918
Places
- GB, Scotland & Rosyth, Fife <seaplane base>
- United Kingdom
- Rosyth
- South Arm
- Sydney
- Rosyth
- United Kingdom
Provenance
- Imperial War Museums
Identifier
- IWM_638
- IWM_638
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1918
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-03-31T08:55:22.158Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T12:49:15.528Z