RNAS Yeovilton – 27th June 1991

Go back to the YouTube video…

Add &fmt=18 to the end of the YouTube address…

Voila…

A higher quality video!:p

Nige

The quality of a youtube film tends to be a bit poor when copied

If its not copy protected if you have a VHS tape its quite easy to put a copy on a DVD many commercial firms will do it. (One local to me does not bother about copywrite) I can also do it myself as my VHS tape is connected to the TV through a DVD recorder.

Thanks for keeping us updated , be nice if some more copies could be made;)

The FAAM shop has as expected no copies of the film left, the FAAM film archive has copies, the VHS tape box shows that the originators of the film were indeed FONA(Flag Officer Naval Aviation), so the film is Crown Copyright.
I will investigate the possibility of copies being made as and when I get time and will report back, best I can do at the moment.

I would also be interested in any news you can turn up Bob – I’m glad the clip has proved of interest 🙂

It might also be worth contacting the public relations officer at Yeovilton as they actually hosted the event and may have kept a copy for their records.

Martin, sorry again your a bit behind the times, currently there is no PRO at Yeovilton, they hope to have someone in post at some stage in 2009. In the meantime the CRO is covering some aspects of the job, I will speak to him in the morning.

It might also be worth contacting the public relations officer at Yeovilton as they actually hosted the event and may have kept a copy for their records.

OK I have established that this is definitely an official, in house production. Even more surprisingly than locating the video, given the chaos that passes for my library, I have managed to find the official programme. See I said I was a real sad person. The programme was done by HMS Daedalus graphics. As Daedalus is long since closed I would contact Flag Officer Naval Air at Yeovilton. I suspect that is probably the only hope of getting a copy as I don’t have any means of making a CD from it.

Martin

Sorry Martin no such thing as Flag Officer Naval Air at Yeovilton, no doubt your thinking of FONAC or FONA which replaced him, both now long gone, all now run from Portsmouth by someone whose title seems to change by the month, very long shot I know but I will have a look in the FAAM shop in the morning for you, just in case

Produced by the Naval Air Command Video Production Unit with the assistance of HTV.

OK I have established that this is definitely an official, in house production. Even more surprisingly than locating the video, given the chaos that passes for my library, I have managed to find the official programme. See I said I was a real sad person. The programme was done by HMS Daedalus graphics. As Daedalus is long since closed I would contact Flag Officer Naval Air at Yeovilton. I suspect that is probably the only hope of getting a copy as I don’t have any means of making a CD from it.

Martin

Right hte good news is that, rather surprisingly, I have found said video. The bad news is that there is b****r all information on the cover. I’ll put the thing on and see if the video itself tells us anything. I think, however that it is an official film produced for FONAC with surplus having been sold off in the FAAM museum shop to fanatics like myself.

Martin

That would be great Martin, as i have had no luck in trying to copy it from youtube:(
All the best Matt

You used to be able to get a video of this event from the FAAM shop which covers the ceremonial as well as the flypast. Its a long shot but it might be worth trying the museum shop to see if they have any old stock left or the ofice of Flag Officer Naval Air to see if they can help. If i can find my copy I’ll see if there are any details on the case as to who produced it.

Martin

Here’s a few shots taken on the day prior:

Nice to hear Vic Sirett’s dulcet tones again!

Uncle Vic, now there was a man, one day I met him showing his guest for the day the Avenger in the FAAM, he explained to his guest that as a very young man he flew one of these monsters onto the deck of a carrier, guest looked suitably impressed and asked a lot of questions, the guest was Nigel Mansell.

Here’s a few shots taken on the day prior:

Nice to hear Vic Sirett’s dulcet tones again!

Wow just found this …… the footage has our Canberra in it WH887, this is this first time i have seen her fly[ little tear in my eye ], does anyone know how to go about trying to get a copy?
All the best Matt;)

Hi,

if you have RealPlayer on your PC, just click on the movie as it runs (or even it it’s not running) and choose to download to RealPlayer. Then you go to RealPlayer and choose to download from RealPlayer to a blank DVD.

Seems simple but might take a bit of practice,

cheers,

-John

Wow just found this …… the footage has our Canberra in it WH887, this is this first time i have seen her fly[ little tear in my eye ], does anyone know how to go about trying to get a copy?
All the best Matt;)