Navy Sinks Three U-Boats 1942

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Titles read: "NAVY SINKS THREE U-BOATS".

Atlantic Sea.

Several shots of a British naval convoy at sea. Brief shots of U-boats as commentator talks of German planes and U-boats attacking a British convoy of over 30 ships. German planes drop bombs. Various shots of warship guns firing....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43742
Sort Number:
42/026
Time in/Out:
01:19:35:00 / 01:21:04:00
Canister:
42/26
Film ID:
1322.12
Issue Date:
30/03/1942

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