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1948 New lifeboat turntable slipway
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0:44Now PlayingDate: 6th September 1948
Location: Unspecified
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: East Anglia: Suffolk: Aldeburgh:
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ALDEBURGH - SUFFOLK Good shots of lifeboat trying out new turntable slipway to be able to pull lifeboat back quickly into position for new call. Good shot of boat sliding down slipway watch by huge crowd
LIFEBOATMEN & LIFEBOATS. Aldeburgh lifeboat tries out new turntable slipway. Getting boat back into position for new call. Finally boat seen sliding down slipway into sea
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