Tracer method of air sighting

Accession Number F02398
Collection type Film
Measurement 20 min
Object type Training and Technical films
Physical description 16mm/b&w/sound
Maker British Thomas-Houston
Place made United Kingdom: England
Date made 1940s
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

RAF training film directed by British Thomas Houston (BT-H) Research Laboratory on the tracer method of air sighting for aerial gunnery. Explains the principles of deflection shooting, the misuse of tracer, the use of tracer as an aid to sighting and how to establish range by the type of aircraft attacking.

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