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1939 Testing British weapons in Shoeburyness
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1:31Now PlayingDate: 27th November 1939
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Testing Britain's 15-inch Gun
ENGLAND: Essex: Shoeburyness:
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GUNS Testing 15" guns & Machine guns at Shoeburyness.
SHOEBURYNESS 15 Inch Guns tested - also Machine Guns.
Munitions and Armaments
shell, beach, ocean, World War II, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, war, Light Brigade, battery, machine gun, guns, gunners, steel case, artillery, field, naval gun, cordite, explosive, explosives, breech, recoil
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