Title:LIFEBOAT TESTS IN BURNING OIL [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 3486
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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 in colour; see MGH 3485 for black and white footage of the same tests, shot from different angles.