Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: flag-d on May 10, 2006, 02:35:41 pm
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Hi All
Not sure if this is the right place to post, but...
Does anyone know of any film or movie footage showing Fairmile type D MTB/MGB's? I've tried IWM without any success in getting a reply though they must have some footage somewhere.
Mike
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Mike, did you have had a try at the "British Military Powerboat Trust"?
In my opinion the first adress to ask for that matter....
J?rg
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Try the British Pathe archive at:-
http://www.britishpathe.com/index.php
There is a large amount of historic news film there and low res copies are free
Alan
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Here is another thought. There was a half hour documentary called "Fast Attack Boats" on TV which included footage of Fairmiles. It was originally shown on one of the terrestrial channels but gets repeated from time to time on UKTV History.
Alan
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Try the National maritime museum at grenwitch.
Pictures and plans dept.
Good luck!
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Thanks everybody! Sorry for the late 'thanks'...forgot I posted this query (Doh!). Will try all your suggestions. Thanks again.
Mike
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I have just found this website its very intresting generally, but if in the search box you put a name of ship well.............................
I put in HMS Howe and was well impressed
try it and enjoy.
Also works for, towns, cars, football, teams, actors, actresses and and and ......
http://www.britishpathe.com/index.php
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Testing Naval guns vey good. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=52663
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I like "Air sea rescue" too :-))
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I put in my hometown in the search box. Interesting to see what has changed, and things as they were before I was a boy.
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Testing Naval guns vey good. http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=52663
Lots of safety gear and ear protectors in use there !!!! :o
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Anyone fancy building one of these?
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=11622 (http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=11622)
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just had a quick look
the site is a goldmine of info
superb find there :-))
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check out this hms formidable launch.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=24302
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Good site indeed.
I typed in sail, and got:
- HMY Britannia, sailing yacht in the 1930s.
- Schooners
- Thames barges
and others
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Great find, thanks, Tom.
I put in my home town "Plymouth" and up came several films. The one I enjoyed most was the return of HMS Amethyst - mainly because as a schoolboy my mother took me to "Rusty Anchor" in Plymouth to see the ship crossing Plymouth Sound. I also remember the ship's cat "Simon".
Later I watched "Amethyst" being broken up and scrounged a length of her mahogany.
Roger in France
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The best air sea rescue film starred George Raft Annan Eagle and Walter Pigeon
Your Aye
Ned
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Hi Guys
Found this one today.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=180
Wait till about halfway.
Best wishes
Jules
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The best air sea rescue film starred George Raft Annan Eagle and Walter Pigeon
Your Aye
Ned
what was the name of the film ?
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Air Sea Rescue %% %% %%
Rafts Eagles and Pigeons old matelots joke :(( :(( :((
Yours Aye
Ned