Rough Rider 1948

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Army Mechanical Transport School at Bordon, Hampshire.

Various shots of student motorcycle instructors riding over rough terrain of Weaver's Down. We see motorcyclists jumping over cameras and up muddy slopes. One cyclist gets stuck in mud and almost topples over, he manages to get back on...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34174
Sort Number:
NP 219
Time in/Out:
01:46:15:00 / 01:47:12:00
Canister:
NP 219
Film ID:
1261.29
Issue Date:
22/11/1948

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