Tanks And Airship Exercises 1918-1924

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Unissued / Unused material.

Location of events unclear / unknown. Possibly film of manoeuvres at Fort Meade, Maryland, 1924.

Various shots airships flying over field full of tanks, M/S of them moving off. M/S tanks speeding over ground. M/S driving over rough terrain, trees are crushed...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
62818
Sort Number:
UN 1427 J
Time in/Out:
01:48:12:00 / 01:51:34:00
Canister:
UN 1427 J
Film ID:
2080.27
Issue Date:

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  • Film of manoeuvres at Fort Meade, Maryland, 1924. U.S. "Liberty" and Six-ton tanks taking part while airship moves overhead. Mock battle in darkness.

    Tankmanc 17th Feb 2012
  • That's great Tankmanc. How did you identify it? Some of the night footage is really quite stunning.

    British Pathé 2nd May 2012

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