LEST WE FORGET [Main Title]

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  • Title: LEST WE FORGET [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 1203
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  • Summary: The wreck of Zeppelin L31 on the ground at Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, after its crash on the night of 1st October 1916.
  • Description: The wreck, guarded by British soldiers, is completely burnt out, leaving only the twisted metal structure. Among the wreckage can be seen incendiary bombs, Maxim guns and ammunition belts. The soldiers start to untangle the wreckage.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 1203
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 1203)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1916
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Keywords: aircraft, German - airship: Zeppelin L31 & [captured] & [wrecked] (object name) 17/3(141).19 [1/1/1916 Potters Bar] (event) Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England, UK (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 248 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 1203

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