Railway Guns 1940

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No titles. Railway Guns. Unedited material.

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Various shots of British Army crews training in use of large railway guns. Various shots of railways guns moving along track and of crews using different wheels and levers to point the massive gun barrels. Natural...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39720
Sort Number:
USO1940 001
Time in/Out:
01:43:35:00 / 01:49:20:00
Canister:
1940 UNKNOWNS CAN 1
Film ID:
1143.14
Issue Date:
1940

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