VIKING SWIMMING GALA [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: VIKING SWIMMING GALA [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 459/4
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: A swimming gala held by 5th Corps HQ on a beach near Carthage, a few miles outside Tunis.
  • Description: A diving contest. A cockfight on a pole over the sea. Three men dive into the sea and swim away from the camera for an obstacle race. The men reach a raft and start to get dressed.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 459/4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-05-24
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Radford, John H. B. (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Carthage, Tunisia (geography) Tunisia 1942-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme) British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 97 ft; Running time: 1 min
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    AYY 459/4

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