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Tanks In Action 1961
Description
Bovington, Dorset.
L/S of a World War I tank travelling up an earthy ridge in a demonstration area; M/S as the tank comes over the top of the ridge and comes to a halt; two carrier pigeons are released from tank as commentator explains they were used to relay information from tanks in the First...
Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:52:11:00 / 01:54:42:00
- Canister:
- CP 348
- Film ID:
- 153.20
- Issue Date:
- 28/08/1961
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