Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A demonstration held at the SAS camp in Kabrit, Egypt showing the training of parachutists and the fire power of guns mounted on jeeps.
Description: A flame thrower fixed to a jeep. A jeep with a .5-inch Browning gun and twin Vickers K machine guns. Another jeep with twin Vickers K machine guns. Major Barlow of the SAS explaining the guns to spectators. Close-up of Major Oldfield, the Officer Commanding SAS Kabrit. Close-ups of Regimental Sergeant Major Riley and Staff Sergeant Major Tait of the SAS. A jeep firing a .5-inch gun. A Vickers K machine gun on the move. A flame thrower in action. Captain W J Cumper of the Royal Engineers explains the Lewes bomb. Close-up of a table. A Lewes bomb exploding. Close-up of incendiary used by the SAS. A table. A flame thrower at night. A .5-inch Browning and Vickers K guns firing. Parachutists packing ammunition, food and water into containers and closing them. They carry the containers to the plane. A man winding the lifting handle. A container is raised into the bomb racks. Bomb racks closing. The men on their parachutes. They are inspected then file onto the plane. Aircraft over the landing ground. Stick jumps from plane. Parachutists landing. Parachutists in arrow formation.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
