French Aircraft Gun 1914-1918

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France.

World War One. Weapons. French Army anti aircraft Gun. French soldiers operating the huge gun. One man loads it; another pulls lever; others must push it back--all very quickly-- gun fires; shell drops out; the soldier scrambles to reload; etc. Precision teamwork.

Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71447
Sort Number:
ON 014 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:07:00 / 01:00:24:00
Canister:
ON 014 A
Film ID:
1852.01
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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