Bomb Damage - London 1944

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Unissued / unused material.

Bomb site in London after V1 rocket (aka buzz bomb, doodlebug) raid.

Various shots civil defence workers clearing rubble from bombed block of flats. A man is helped to safety. M/S car, crushed under rubble. A dead body is removed on a stretcher. A man...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
63537
Sort Number:
UN 1112 A
Time in/Out:
01:38:23:00 / 01:47:21:00
Canister:
UN 1112 A
Film ID:
2135.13
Issue Date:

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