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[Avro Arrow Development and Construction: out-takes]

Item number (ISN):

312674

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1953/1958 ?

Item number (ISN):

312674

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

AVRO

Accession:

1978-0204

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1953/1958 ?

Production company:

Avro Aircraft Limited

Description:

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Unedited out-takes of the development, construction and testing of the CF-105, the Avro Arrow interceptor jet aircraft. It begins with footage identified on the leader as B Roll, M-29-1 Arrow Original Outs Core. This shows: dark interior scenes of aircraft fuselage being moved slowly inside a hangar; a worker in a white T-shirt stands below; other workers look on; a worker on an orange tractor; groups of workers move it on some kind of large track or dolly; fuselage from another angle; workers moving another large part of the aircraft; various overhead views of the aircraft frame; close-ups of various aircraft components, including parts of the landing gear (lighting levels vary); some nearer shots of worker and aircraft; adding various parts; checking dials on large computer identified by its label as an IBM Central Processing Unit; printout coming out of a printer; female worker appears to be feeding a punch card into the computer; woman goes to check printer; another woman comes along; first woman hands her the printout; worker flipping switches for piston-driven equipment; man watches machines from behind glass; manufacturing parts; man with clipboard looks on; man with clipboard looks at gauges; man in lab coat, wearing a headset, works with a tangle of pipes, cables or wiring; more shots of man looking at gauges; close-up of a gauge; parts being tested, probably for undercarriage; opening flaps for wheels; various apparatus in motion; more scenes from the shop floor; workers move large parts of the fuselage; more shots of workers assembling parts of the fuselage; soft-focus close-ups of some assembly work; various scenes of work being done in the hangar or factory; more shots of the fuselage being moved (some shots still soft-focus but lighting is brighter); longshots of various aircraft components; worker adjusting machinery; groups of workers busy on the shop floor (some of this footage not well lit or under-exposed); worker putting in rivets; workers tightening bolts; engine raised by a hoist; engine sitting on crate, labelled Engine 1, in background; close-up of engine with workers around it; more shots of men working on engine; casing for J75 Turbo Jet engine; man hooks chains to top of engine and casing is hoisted off; hoisting engine out of lower casing; another shot of engine; shots of various types of machinery or parts; making metal parts; and liquid (looks like water) sprays over slab as machine moves over it. The next scenes are preceded by leader which is labelled Core 1, Arrow Original Outs – M-29-2. The footage shows: men working outside with equipment that looks like a metal box with wires coming out of it; the box sits on a wooden table; a building is in the background; one man taps on gauge which is part of the metal box; the other man has a piece of paper; workers conducting tests; interior factory scenes showing engines up on hoists; man in overalls stands against a wall, facing camera, as camera pans down to his feet; man puts tight-fighting flight jacket on him; puts on harness and helmet with oxygen mask; another man helps him; pilot gets in cockpit of partially-built airplane; overhead shot of pilot in cockpit; pilot gets out; sign on side of cockpit says ejector seats; the person sitting in the seat again; testing controls; overhead view of two people seated in cockpit, touching the controls, which light up (footage is too dark to see details); more workers on the shop floor, including some in hard hats; large metal aircraft part being lowered into position; workers fitting parts into place; shot of overhead hoist in motion; another shot of triangular part; various angles of aircraft parts, from eye level and overhead; some upside down footage; more footage of parts being moved into place; other workers point and discuss another component; and another part being lowered into position (looks like part of a wing). <53mn>

Language:

Silent

Notes:

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1. Filmed and produced by Avro Aircraft Limited Photographic Department.~2. For more information about the Avro film unit, see the article entitled “Shooting arrows: how Avro's film department captured – and rescued – a priceless aviation archive” by Allan Britnell, published in the magazine The Beaver -- Exploring Canada's History, February-March 2009.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

347594

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7806-0451

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ORIG

Max. shrinkage:

0.5%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1025462

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

7806-0451-DPX

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

40:23

Made from:

7806-0451

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1025463

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

312674.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

40:23

Made from:

7806-0451

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1025464

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

312674.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

40:23

Made from:

7806-0451

Status:

REF
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Open

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictionsCopyright owner of material originally copyrighted to Avro, as of 17 October 1996: Magellan Aerospace Corporation, 3160 Derry Road East, MISSISSAUGA, Ontario L4T 1A9; telephone: (905) 673-6250 ext. 3571; FAX: (905) 673-5300.Copyright of other titles in this collection resides with various owners.

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