LOADING TANKS ONTO TRAINS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LOADING TANKS ONTO TRAINS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 245/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Churchill and Matilda tanks intended for Russia being loaded onto a train at a depot in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire.
  • Description: British tanks with Russian Cyrillic markings being chained onto the trucks. The tank doors are sealed with Bostick and taped against the weather. The train moves off.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 245/2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-08-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Rignold, Harry (Captain)1943-09-12Cameraman, service number 98582, killed in action during Salerno landings. See http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=938723 accessed 7 March 2011 (Production individual)
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  • Keywords: Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England, UK (geography) British Home Front 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 695 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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