The Other Man’s Job: Equipment for Airborne Troops

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/36

Paramount Issue No.

1328

Date Released

22 Nov 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1How to Make Do and Mend
2. 2News in Flashes
3. 3The Other Man’s Job: Equipment for Airborne Troops

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Shows the stages in the manufacture and assembly of light-weight motor bicycles for use by airborne troops. The bicycles are made to be re-assembled the moment the parachutist lands. The manufacture of containers to house the parts of the vehicle.

Keywords

Vehicles; Industry and manufacture

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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