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Nimrod Aircraft

Date released

8 Sep 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/73

NoS ID

113243

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Nimrod’s the name - the world’s first all-jet anti-submarine and maritime patrol aircraft. Based on the Comet the new 500 mph plane will go into service with Coastal Command early next week.

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Royal Air Force in the Early 1970s, The: The Definitive Short Films Collection (2012)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 375 minutes), £13.99

The definitive collection of twenty official Royal Air Force archive films, most of them previously unreleased. Presented in chronological order these training, information, recruitment and instructional...

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Nimrod aircraft (1986)

Genre

Interview

Defence Secretary, George Younger on the Nimrod early warning aircraft, its problems and the further spending of £50 million necessary to solve them. Male interviewer not identified (prob. Paul Maurice).

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Ocean Sound This Week No.76: Programme 76 of a weekly news and sports review (1988)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 76 Programme 76 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 10 April 1988. Presented by PETE WARDMAN....

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Nimrod to go ahead (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Fred Mulley MP, on the Government’s decision to go ahead with the British-manufactured Nimrod airborne early warning system rather than taking on American AWAX planes. Jobs in the industry...

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Government won’t buy Nimrod system (1986)

Genre

Interview

UK Defence Secretary, George Younger on the Government’s decision not to buy the British early warning defence system aircraft, Nimrod; who is responsible for this - the MOD or GEC; the need for a system....

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Jim Prior on Government’s decision not to buy Nimrod (1986)

Genre

Interview

Jim Prior, Chairman of GEC, reacts to the UK Government’s decision not to pick the Nimrod early warning aircraft system - that his company manufactured - for its air defence system. Prior says the...

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In the Air

Date released

19 Jan 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2120

NoS ID

028149

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In the Air. DESCRIPTION: Three new aircraft for the RAF from Hawker Siddeley - the Harrier VTOL fighter, the Buccaneer low level strike bomber and the Nimrod maritime reconnaissance jet...

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RAF Nimrod crashes in Canada (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report

An RAF Nimrod has crashed during an airshow in Canada killing all seven crew members. Simon Lumsden reports on the accident and investigation from RAF Kinloss in Scotland where the men were based. Talks to...

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Nimrod to go ahead (1977)

Genre

Interview

Winston Churchill MP expresses satisfaction at the Government’s decision to go ahead with the British-manufactured Nimrod airborne early warning system rather than take on US AWAX planes, and its...

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