PARACHUTE EXERCISE - PRODUCTION 51 FOR PINEWOOD USE ONLY [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PARACHUTE EXERCISE - PRODUCTION 51 FOR PINEWOOD USE ONLY [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 490/3
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Men of the 4th Parachute Brigade in a practice jump, dropping containers containing parts of Italian guns to be assembled on the ground.
  • Description: Paratroops jumping from a Douglas C47. Planes coming towards the camera. Paratroops and containers in mid-air. Approximately 20 men emerging from each of two Douglas C47s. Panning shot of the planes. Planes coming towards the camera. A paratroop nearing the ground and landing. A group of paratroops and containers nearing the ground and landing. A platoon of paratroops around an assembled 37mm Italian anti-tank gun.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: AYY 490/3
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-07-01
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Gibson (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: Kairouan, Tunisia (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 100 ft; Running time: 1 min
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    AYY 490/3

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