Self Sealing Tank

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/46
Date Released
6 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Queen and the ATS
  2. 2The King Visits Small Arms Factory
  3. 3With the Air Force
  4. 4SS President Roosevelt Sails for USA
  5. 5Frightfulness from the Air
  6. 6Evacuation of the BEF
  7. *Golf Championship
  8. *Motor Race in Tripoli
  9. *Self Sealing Tank
  10. *Horse Race in Italy
  11. *Putting Green Opened

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
Demonstration by engineers how a conventional petrol tank is easily pierced by machine gun bullets and how it bursts into flame. Then a demonstration of firing machine gun bullets into a new type of tank and bullets made seal automatically before any petrol can escape from the container.
Local distribution only
Dublin release only
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Safety devices; Military
Locations
Baltimore; Maryland
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip
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Address
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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