Gunners' Hands Across The Sea 1963

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Item title reads - Gunners' hands across the sea.

Larkhill Day. Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.

M/S crowds going through entrance to Larkhill. C/U looking down the barrel of an American 105 mm Howitzer gun. C/U American soldier showing English cadet the gun. M/S crowds gathered for the...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54680
Sort Number:
63/063
Time in/Out:
01:35:28:00 / 01:36:38:00
Canister:
63/63
Film ID:
1770.12
Issue Date:
05/08/1963

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