Title:ALVIS STALWART RIVER AND SEA TRIALS, DEVON, DECEMBER 1963 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 523
Other titles:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The standard version of the Alvis Stalwart amphibious truck (without the marine pack) undergoes trials.
Description: I. (Colour) Stalwarts drive in and out of the sea under the watchful eye of scientists in duffel coats. DUKW can also be seen in the water acting as an observation platform.
II. (B&W) Long shots of Stalwarts at sea or near the coast. Close shots of Stalwart stuck in marshland; a DUKW helps winch it free. Beach scenes. LARC-V and DUKW in the water. LCM(8) on beach, with Hyster tractors winching an Alvis Stalwart out of the water, where it had sunk. A tractor endeavours to drag the stricken Stalwart onto the LCT, but is unsuccessful and the two vehicles slide backward. A further attempt succeeds. More Stalwarts undergo sea trials, three of them move in convoy through the water and past Bideford before coming ashore and driving across the beach. One of the vehicles struggles to climb a steep stretch of shingle; a second needs to be assisted by a DUKW and its winch.
Alternative Title:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
