Australia Builds Robot Plane (1952)

Melbourne, Australia.



GV. Drawing office. SV. Two types working at drawing board. GV. "JINDIVIK" being assembled. SV. Two sections of fuselage being pulled together. SV. Type working on tail unit. SV. Men fitting wing to fuselage. SV. Types looking at jet power unit. CU. Pan power unit. LV. Men opening hangar doors. LV; "JINDIVIK" being pulled out of hangar. & SV. MV. Ian Fleming, designer and Mr. Le Cheninant walking past and inspecting JINDIVIK SV. Fleming and Le Cheninant inspecting aircraft.



Jindivik is a new radio-controlled pilotless jet-plane (or "robot" plane).



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FILM ID:19.08

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