First "All Tank" Manoeuvres AKA Army 1930

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Full title reads: "Salisbury Plain. First 'All Tanks' Manoeuvres. 250 tanks of all sizes take part in great 'battle' of Salisbury Plain."

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.

Large number of various kinds of tanks are drawn up in lines on Plain before start of manoeuvres. The tank crews stand...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
7897
Sort Number:
30/041
Time in/Out:
01:06:02:00 / 01:07:15:00
Canister:
30/41
Film ID:
747.05
Issue Date:
20/10/1930

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