Army Test Mechanical Aids

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1271

Date Released

12 Oct 1953

Date submitted

8 Oct 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Exercise Mariner
2. 2Army Test Mechanical Aids
3. 3New Zealand Air Race
4. 4British Guiana Crisis
5. 5Conservative Party Conference

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Test Mechanical Aids ('King Kong’). DESCRIPTION: A demonstration of mechanical handling of equipment and supplies in the field has just been staged by the Army on Salisbury Plain. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Cranes working. Also other devices. Cut-ins of officers watching. Building Bailey bridge. Shots of monorail conveyer working.

Keywords

Weapons; Engineering; Military

Locations

Salisbury Plain

Card file number

59890

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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