Army Endurance Test 1961

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Farnborough, Hampshire.

War Office scientists have decided to test "how much the modern soldier can endure" and placed a group of soldiers under 'health investigation'. A soldier is seen with his shirt unbuttoned and wires placed on his body. This device measures body temperature, heart beat...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2999
Sort Number:
CP 365
Time in/Out:
01:49:54:00 / 01:52:03:00
Canister:
CP 365
Film ID:
169.13
Issue Date:
25/12/1961

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