Title:TRIALS OF ALVIS STALWART MARK 2, JULY 1968 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 497
Other titles:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Various trials of the Alvis Stalwart amphibious truck.
Description: Stalwart (fully laden and with crane arm fitted) drives thorugh dip tank at the Amphibious Experimental Establishment (AXE); the Stalwart is then seen in the River Taw, afloat and driving in and out of the water (some tramlines on the film).
Further trials in the dip tank at AXE (driving forwards and in reverse gear through the tank), followed by more scenes in the Taw, shadowed by DUKW.
Views from inside the cab, showing the driver and also showing water lapping up against the windscreen as the vehicle travels forward. The swelling water often comes quite high, nearly submerging the cab, and occasional flotsam such as seaweed can be seen. Driver uses the stick shift to manoeuvre the vehicle in water.
Stalwart in the water (unladen), with some close views. Beach shots as Stalwart drives in and out of the water. Further views inside cab at sea; the cab is almost submerged and visibility is poor; the windscreen wipers are constantly moving but do not do any good.
Alternative Title:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
