5.5 INCH GUN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: 5.5 INCH GUN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 258/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The Royal Artillery in the Western Desert.
  • Description: 11 September. 212 Battery, 64th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery firing their new 5.5 inch guns. 10 September. Further shots of the 5.5 inch gun. A German 150mm assault gun mounted on a tractor shot up by the artillery. Burned out German truck. A German car with the name Lenchen inscribed on the wing. 212 Battery firing guns.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 258/2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-09-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Windows, J C (Production individual) Neill, N S (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Artillery, 64th Medium Regiment, 212 Battery (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Egypt (geography) El Alamein 1942, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 490 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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