TOWBAR TRIALS, INSTOW, SEPTEMBER 1965 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: TOWBAR TRIALS, INSTOW, SEPTEMBER 1965 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 508
  • Other titles: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Trials on the beach at Instow in which various heavy vehicles - a Vickers Vigor tractor, a beach armoured recovery vehicle (BARV), a Centurion armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) - tow each other (by cable) in various combinations to test the strength of their towbars. Towing also takes place on dry sand and in shallow water.
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  • Alternative Title: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 508
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1965-07
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 684 ft; Running time: 19 mins
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