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1940 Anti-aircraft gun crews demonstrate fire power of big guns in France 1940
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0:40Now PlayingDate: 28th March 1940
Location: France
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Anti-Aircraft Gunners On The Job
FRANCE:
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FRANCE. Military. A.A.gunners on the job: target: baby Bren gun fixed.
MILITARY. A.A. Gunners in France: mounting, firing, baby Bren Gun trailed aerial target.
Military - Active; Munitions and Armaments; Anti-Aircraft
WWII, World War Two, World War II, Second World War, War, Allied, Allies, air defense, defence, weapons, Allies, weapon, artillery, British Army
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