Raaf Jet Equipped With Sidewinder (1959)

Unissued / Unused material. Title - ’New weapon: RAAF jet equipped with “sidewinder“’. Victoria, Australia. Various shots of sidewinder missile being wheeled out from hangar and fitted to an RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) Sabre jet. MS pilot climbing into cockpit. LS Sabre jet taking off. Various air to air shots of Sabre jet, carrying the sidewinder missile. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.