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THE BAIM COLLECTION:
MILITARY FEATURES 1959 TO 1961
Four films from Harold Baim contributing to his title ‘the accidental historian’ give fascinating facts and figures about the British Military in the early 60s.
Floating Fortress (1959) 29 minutes*
Lifeline (1959) 29 minutes*
Delta 8-3 (1960) 28 minutes*
Transport Command (1961) 24 minutes*
Scripts available below.
Music by De Wolfe
* approximate running times
Release Date: 17th April 1962
The aircraft carrier HMS Victorious is the subject of this riveting documentary about this vast vessel which shows the organisation and sheer hard work needed to maintain the carrier at sea. It is an informative film which brings across the exciting atmosphere of an aircraft carrier.
Release Date: 30th December 1959
This is the sequel to 'Floating Fortress,' and tells the story of the oiling work in Boston, New York, and Norfolk Virginia where British and American fleets are on exercise at sea. An insight into the work of the Merchant Navy.
Release Date: 11th July 1960
Waddington Air Base in Lincolnshire is the setting for this documentary which looks at life on the base, the men who fly the Delta Wing Vulcan Bombers and the intensive training which they undergo. Contains unique ‘Cold War’ air to air footage of Vulcan Bombers
Release Date: 30th November 1961
This film will grip you from start to finish as we travel to the Middle East with the men of Britain's Transport Command, a division of the Royal Air Force.
Release Date: 17th April 1962
The aircraft carrier HMS Victorious is the subject of this riveting documentary about this vast vessel which shows the organisation and sheer hard work needed to maintain the carrier at sea. It is an informative film which brings across the exciting atmosphere of an aircraft carrier.
Release Date: 30th December 1959
This is the sequel to 'Floating Fortress,' and tells the story of the oiling work in Boston, New York, and Norfolk Virginia where British and American fleets are on exercise at sea. An insight into the work of the Merchant Navy.
Release Date: 11th July 1960
Waddington Air Base in Lincolnshire is the setting for this documentary which looks at life on the base, the men who fly the Delta Wing Vulcan Bombers and the intensive training which they undergo. Contains unique ‘Cold War’ air to air footage of Vulcan Bombers
Release Date: 30th November 1961
This film will grip you from start to finish as we travel to the Middle East with the men of Britain's Transport Command, a division of the Royal Air Force.