| FIGHTING THE FIRE MENACE Australia's new airfield tender can cut escape holes in blazing aircraft in a matter of seconds. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5780 | |
| Catalog #: | 16404 | |
| Clip Number: | 16404-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 56/2 | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:34 - 01:51:40 | |
| Location: | Australia. | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FIREFIGHTING: Drills FIREFIGHTING: Equipment LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Misc TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Airplane & Pilot Safety | |
| Description: | FIGHTING THE FIRE MENACE. Australia. GV. Fire engine approaching blaze with a fireman clinging to the back (title super over). CU. Back of man squirting from small hose. GV. Plane and men squirting foam onto plane. CU. Men going to fuselage and cutting with mechanical hand saw. CU. Back shot, man cutting fuselage with hand saw. SCU. Man finishing cutting square in fuselage and taking piece out. GV. Plane burning, pan over to new tender. SCU. Tender coming to plane. CU. Tender and revolving cutter starts working. CU. Cutter cutting into fuselage and withdrawing. GV. Plane covered in foam, pan to fuselage showing square hole and round hole. | |
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