ROYAL ORDNANCE 155mm SHELLS BEING PREPARED [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ROYAL ORDNANCE 155mm SHELLS BEING PREPARED [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DEF 6
  • Other titles: DEFENCE EXPORT SERVICES ORGANISATION (DESO) COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Unedited scenes showing the preparation of charges for 155mm shells at RA (Royal Artillery) sales demonstration. Consists of a soldier kneeling by various coloured charges laid out on grass. Close-ups of different charges (including RO79 and RO109). Charges are shown being packed into an RO79 cylinder and unpacked again. (Sound is intermittent.)
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: DEFENCE EXPORT SERVICES ORGANISATION (DESO) COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: DEF 6
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 1976-1989
  • Production Date: 1980
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic (Lo-Band) Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 20; Running time: 10 mins (ca)
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