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1944 DEFENCE: World War 2: Armament massed for Invasion
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3:20Now PlayingDate: 30th May 1944
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND:
GV crane loading bombes onto pile.
SV men unhooking crane from bombs.
SV crane loading bombs onto pile.
Angle shot ditto.
SV ditto.
LV sheep moving over from field.
Side view sheep past bombs.
Shot thru doorway plane being towed by lorry.
Side view plane being towed by lorry - other plane in b.g.
Nearer shot ditto.
GV planes on field.
SV line of planes showing propellors.
SV pan planes lined up.
Front view pan plane on field.
GV planes on field propellors starting up.
Shot of propellor starting up.
Shot of wind effect on grass from propellor starting up pan up to prop.
GV tanks lined up gun in f.g.
SV pan mass tanks lined up to jeeps.
GV small tanks lined up pan to larger ones.
Side view pan tanks to lorries.
GV pan mass of material at assembly dump.
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TV tanks in line.
CU markings on tank
GV pan tanks at assembly dump.
Angle shot line of tanks showing guns.
GV cases of ammunition on dump pan to crane working.
GV pan material on assembly dump.
LV travel shot line of tanks.
FV travel shot line of tanks.
Travel shot ditto.
Side view travel shot armaments at dump.
ORIG NEG
GV tanks lined up gun in f.g.
Angle shot jeeps lined up pan to another kind of jeep lined up.
CU sign on jeep.
GV pan tanks lined up.
Side view part of barrels of guns lined up.
Angle shot guns on tanks.
GV cases of ammunition lined up pan to cranes working.
GV pan mass armaments at assembly dump.
Travel shot tanks lined up.
Travel shot ditto.
Side view travel shot of armaments at assembly dump. BLUE FROM ORIG NEG
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