LIFEBOAT TESTS IN BURNING OIL [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LIFEBOAT TESTS IN BURNING OIL [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 3485
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  • Summary: Record of tests of a lifeboat fire safety system devised by C R Lamb. A lifeboat with fireproof canopy is placed in a tank of oil which is then set alight. The tests took place at Liverpool Docks on 12 June 1943. This reel is black and white; see MGH 3486 for colour footage of the same tests, shot from different angles.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MGH 3485
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1943-06-12
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    MGH 3485

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    Documents.1175 (Private Papers of J Lamb OBE)
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