Naval Frogmen - Lcocu 1945

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Full title reads: "NAVAL FROGMEN - LCOCU"

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Various shots of the men getting into frogmen suits. Several shots of frogmen diving tests and under water scenes of frogmen cutting obstacles for D-day operations - these are the swimming pool training shots. The official...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40272
Sort Number:
45/078
Time in/Out:
01:28:58:00 / 01:31:24:00
Canister:
45/78
Film ID:
1165.15
Issue Date:
27/09/1945

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