HOVERCRAFT TRIALS FOR 200 SQUADRON, ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT, INSTOW CA 1968 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HOVERCRAFT TRIALS FOR 200 SQUADRON, ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT, INSTOW CA 1968 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 486
  • Other titles: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: SRN6 hovercraft in action in the River Taw near Instow, in the sea and on the beach (some shaky camerawork). Shots on the beack with shirt deflated, and also being craned out of the water (at Turnchapel ?) and placed on the deck of the small landing ship HMAV Agheila (L4002).
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  • Alternative Title: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: BFM 486
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1968
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 712 ft; Running time: 19 mins 48 seconds
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