Exercise 'king Kong' 1953

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Unissued / Unused material.

Exercise 'King Kong'. Salisbury, Wiltshire.

LS army staff officers watching demonstration. MS group of army officers. LS mechanical handling equipment. CU army officer. MS's equipment passing by. Various shots of the demonstration. MS mechanical forklift...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
81747
Sort Number:
UN 2558 B
Time in/Out:
01:39:52:00 / 01:40:51:00
Canister:
UN 2558 B
Film ID:
2781.15
Issue Date:
1953

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0:010:020:030:04

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