REMOVAL OF A "BOUNCING BOMB" ON RECULVER BEACH, KENT, 7 JUNE 1997 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: REMOVAL OF A "BOUNCING BOMB" ON RECULVER BEACH, KENT, 7 JUNE 1997 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFA 1053
  • Other titles: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2002 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: An Army EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team on Reculver beach in Kent. The bomb being removed is a test version of the Barnes Wallis Dambuster "bouncing bomb" from the Second World War, and is being removed (along with three others for display elsewhere).
  • Description: ARMY MOBILE NEWS TEAM SHOTLIST (The following data has been copied, without amendment, from Army Mobile News Team computer discs.) 01-00-30-00 Shots of an EOD team disposing of a bomb on a beach in Kent 01-32-10-00 END
  • Alternative Title: HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND ARMY 2002 COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFA 1053
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFA 1053)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1997-06-07
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor) Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 30; Running time: 32 mins
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