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Mar. 22 Underwater T/V equipment flown from the U.K. to Malta is to be used by the Royal Navy in the identification of wreckage of the Comet aircraft on the sea bed off Elba. These pictures show the erection of the equipment in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Sea Salvor at Malta. The Camera, by Pye, enclosed in a casing devised by the Royal Naval Scientific Service and made by Idea of Kingston, is capable of use at 1, 000ft. Weighing 7cwt, it is lighter than the equipment used in H.M.S. Reclaim for identifying the sunken submarine H.M.S. Affray. Mr G.G. MacNiece of the Admiralty Reasearch Laboratory flew to Malta to supervise the installation. He is a Belfast man. Electrician's Mate J. Revie, an assistant Experimental Officer from the Admiralty Research Laboratory, now doing his national Service, was also flown from the U.K. to help. He lives at Cove, Dumbartonshire. Picture Shows: Mr. Rereanu the driver and Electrician's mete Revie getting the television cr and Cradle ready for use

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000ft Admiralty Affray Auxiliary Capable Casing Comet Cove Cradle Devised Doing Dumbartonshire Elba Electricians Enclosed Erection Experimental Flew Flown H.m.s Idea Identification Identifying Installation Kingston Lighter Mate Reasearch Reclaim Revie Sunken Supervise Weighing Wreckage

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