Fido Secret

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/75

Paramount Issue No.

1488

Date Released

4 Jun 1945

Released by Paramount

4 Jun 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Other Man’s Job: The Bridgelayer Tank
2. 2Lancaster Back from Polar Flight
3. 3Fido Secret
4. 4Aftermath in Germany

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

A method of evaporating fog, chosen by the Petroleum Warfare Department. Fuel is ignited on the runways of airfields, making them visible to planes in fog, and enabling them to land safely.

Keywords

Aviation; Science and technology; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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