EIGHTH ARMY GOLDACK MINE DETECTOR [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: EIGHTH ARMY GOLDACK MINE DETECTOR [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 275/2-6
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Clearing mines in the Western Desert.
  • Description: Pinning tape for mine location at Tel el Eisa. Sweeping operation. Mine detectors clean an eight yard gap. An oscillating set on a man's back. Locating a mine. Laying a mine marker.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 275/2-6
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-11-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Wernham, John19072007(1907-2007) British soldier, photographer and osteopath. Sergeant John Wernham (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Eighth Army (regiment/service) British Army, Corps of Royal Engineers (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Tel el Eisa, Egypt (geography) El Alamein 1942, North Africa, Second World War (event) Western Desert 1940-1943, 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: 100 ft (ca); Running time: 1 min
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