Naval Gun Team 1953

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Chatham, Kent.

Various shots show sailors towing a gun carriage around and over an obstacle course in a field. They go over walls, swing across a broken derek, take parts off and put them together again. When they reach the end of the course they fire the gun.

Probably rehearsal for...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43586
Sort Number:
NP 450
Time in/Out:
01:37:29:00 / 01:38:41:00
Canister:
NP 450
Film ID:
1317.23
Issue Date:
27/04/1953

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