CROSSING OPEN WATER (FV432) [Main Title]

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  • Title: CROSSING OPEN WATER (FV432) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DEG 27
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  • Summary: Film of an early FV 432 fitted with flotation kit crossing the solent from Gosport to the Isle of Wight and back. Total distance 9 sea miles at an average speed of 3.2 Knots.
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  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: DEG 27
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (DEG 27)
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  • Production Date: 1962-09-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 288ft; Running time: 8 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    DEG 27

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