KING GEORGE VI VISIT TO MALTA AND 20MM POM-POMS FIRING [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: KING GEORGE VI VISIT TO MALTA AND 20MM POM-POMS FIRING [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4927
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY COMMANDER JAMES ELLIOT RNVR [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur film shot by Commander James C Elliot RNVR, while serving in the Mediterranean, records a distant view of King George VI touring bomb-damaged Malta on his visit in June 1943, and shows eight 20mm anti-aircraft pom-poms firing.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY COMMANDER JAMES ELLIOT RNVR [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MGH 4927
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4927)
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  • Production Date: 1943-06
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Elliot, James C (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 50 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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    MGH 4927

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