Frogmen Pick-Up Pickup 1959

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Description

Poole, Dorset.

M/S of a frogman in fast moving boat, holding a hoop over water. He catches a man with it. Man jumps on board. L/S of a pretty bay. Voiceover informs that location is Poole in Dorset "not only a lovely seaside town, but centre of activities for the joint Services Amphibious Warfare...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1428
Sort Number:
CP 228
Time in/Out:
01:51:04:00 / 01:53:00:00
Canister:
CP 228
Film ID:
89.21
Issue Date:
11/05/1959

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Cinemagazines
Categories
War & Revolution
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Poole Royal Navy, Dorset

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