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More Aerodromes for the RAF

Date released

31 Mar 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/26

NoS ID

098681

Story no

3 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

An airfield in the making from the bulldozer clearing and levelling a field, concrete mixer, workmen laying the concrete to the finished runway with a bomber preparing to land.

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Giant Concrete Mixer

Date released

17 Jul 1941

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

786

NoS ID

061886

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Roving Camera Reports: Concrete Anchors for Bridge in Washington

Date released

3 Apr 1939

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

549

NoS ID

058898

Story no

7 / 10

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Roving Camera Reports: Sir J Anderson Inspects Islington Concrete ARP Trenches

Date released

26 Jan 1939

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

530

NoS ID

058647

Story no

8 / 12

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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U-Boat Pack Returns to Port

Date released

15 Apr 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/30

NoS ID

099928

Story no

3 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Captured German film of German U-boats returning to port and entering reinforced concrete pens.

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An Island Fortress

Date released

17 Mar 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/22

NoS ID

098643

Story no

1 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Fortress constructed from concrete and metal built in the sea a few miles from the English coast. Manned by soldiers and sailors, no vessel may pass the defences without permission from the fort.

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One Minute News

Date released

10 Mar 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/20

NoS ID

102810

Story no

3 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

A prefabricated concrete cricket pitch comes under inspection by England test cricket selector, RWV Robins, and test player Bill Edrich. It is hoped to lay these pitches in many parts of the country.

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Balloon Houses

Date released

4 Dec 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/97

NoS ID

099174

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

A new type of house takes shape. This is a concrete igloo, and by spraying cement onto a giant balloon, letting the cement set and then deflating the balloon, the igloo is built, taking no more than 14 hours.

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Factory-Made Invasion Harbour

Date released

26 Oct 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/86

NoS ID

100524

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Just-released film of Mulberry Harbour, the vast artificial harbours, secretly prefabricated in Britain which helped to make possible the invasion of Normandy. Two fully equipped ports, with huge steel and...

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The Tunisia Front

Date released

5 Apr 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/27

NoS ID

099914

Story no

2 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Prelude to the Battle of the Mareth Line. The 8th Army prepares for the advance. Petrol containers and ammunition boxes are loaded, NAAFI stores also. Royal Engineers remove mines from the path of advance...

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