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Bomber Takes off from Highway

Date released

2 Mar 1942

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

851

NoS ID

062544

Extras

1 film clip

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General Haig on Belgium landmine attack (1979)

Genre

Press conference

US General Alexander Haig on a landmine attack on the highway along which he was travelling in Mons, Belgium, which severely damaged the trailing car carrying two Belgian gendarmes and his US security man....

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Roving Camera Reports: Military Highway from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh

Date released

10 May 1943

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

975

NoS ID

063668

Story no

5 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Man Tames Avalanches

Date released

21 May 1962

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

62/41

NoS ID

110189

Story no

3 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Gunners precipitate avalanches to aid construction of Trans Canada Highway.

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Highway to Alaska

Date released

16 Apr 1942

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

42/31

NoS ID

099378

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

American Army Engineers in camp at St John, British Columbia, to eventually start on the construction of a thousand miles of road connecting the USA to Alaska. At Fort Nelson BC other road builders are...

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King and Billiere address troops in Iraq (1991)

Genre

News report; Speech; Interview

UK Defence Secretary Tom King and British forces commander General Sir Peter de la Billiere address British troops near the Kuwait/Basra motorway dubbed the Highway of Death, following the end of the Gulf...

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Battle Report from Belgium

Date released

8 Jan 1945

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

45/3

NoS ID

100598

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

On the Bastogne highway, MPs scrutinise identity cards of fleeing refugees, for infiltrating Germans. Vehicles pass through the ruined town of Malmedy. RAF bombers take advantage of the good weather and hit...

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French Snow Storm

Date released

14 Jan 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2171A

NoS ID

028657

Story no

3 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Snow Storm. DESCRIPTION: The worst blizzard in the Rhone Valley for 25 years brings traffic to a standstill. Villages and farms are cut off and thousands of holiday motorists...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fifth & "Eight" Fighting Forward

Date released

5 Jun 1944

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

783

NoS ID

013133

Story no

2 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: "Fifth & Eight" Fighting Forward. DESCRIPTION: New film from Italy includes reinforcements landing at Anzio. On the Cassino front Piedmont is shelled by Polish forces. Along "Highway...

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