Armoured Cars 1959

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Chobham, Surrey.

Medium panning shot of a moving vehicle which looks like a tank. Interesting thing is that it has proper tyres (three pairs). Vehicle stops in front of an officer standing in the middle of the road. M/S of a man climbing down the vehicle. Two officers salute.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1407
Sort Number:
CP 223
Time in/Out:
01:43:41:00 / 01:46:23:00
Canister:
CP 223
Film ID:
87.18
Issue Date:
06/04/1959

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