COLLAPSIBLE BOAT MANUFACTURE; AIRCRAFT WING; SHELL (?) MANUFACTURE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: COLLAPSIBLE BOAT MANUFACTURE; AIRCRAFT WING; SHELL (?) MANUFACTURE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BTF 233
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  • Summary:
  • Description: I. Men and women constructing collapsible canvas-sided boats. Testing boats in tank with large concrete weight. II. Aircraft wing moved across yard on rails. III. Men and women forging shells (?) from metal blocks.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BTF 233
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (BTF 233)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: London Midland and Scottish Railway Film Unit (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: industry, British - aircraft: wings (object name) industry, British - munitions (object name) industry, British - ships: collapsible boats (object name) transport, British civilian - rail (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 983 ft; Running time: 11 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BTF 233

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