Sea Venoms 724 Squadron Ram Jets aerobatic team

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Nowra
Accession Number F00431
Collection type Film
Measurement 6 min 34 sec
Object type Home movie
Physical description 16mm/colour (Kodachrome)/sound
Maker Defence Public Relations (DPR)
Place made Australia
Date made 1960s
Access Open
Conflict Period 1960-1969
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

A promotional short film on the RAN Fleet Air Arm's 724 Squadron. Opens with an aerial shot of South Coast of NSW with Sea Venoms of 724 Squadron on aerobatic manoeuvres. 724 Squadron at their base HMAS Albatross, Nowra. Ground crew servicing Sea Venoms. 724 Squadron pilots at a briefing. Sea Venoms jet engines started up with cartridges. Sea Venoms unfold wings, taxi on tarmac and take off in formation. Firing rockets and canons on coastal headland target rang. An air sea rescue boat stands by. Aerial shots of various of the Ram Jets aerobatic manoeuvres such as loop the loop and barrel rolls. Sea Venoms landing at HMAS Albatross.

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