Title:US MANUFACTURED HEAVY ARTILLERY IN BRITISH SERVICE (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 79-7
Other titles:THE BAYEUX BY-PASS (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
Summary: I. A 5th AGRA (Army Group Royal Artillery) unit in action on 30th Corps' front.
II. Military traffic in Bayeux and the newly built Bayeux bypass.
Description: I. A 155mm 'Long Tom' gun detachment belonging to 52nd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment RA is seen in action near Abbaye Mondaye during a bombardment on Hottot.
II. In Bayeux, MPs on point duty direct the constant flow of traffic through the city; among the vehicles seen here are Bedford MW 15-cwt trucks, Mack EH 5-ton cargo lorries, Dodge 3-ton cargo lorries and tipper lorries, Fordson WOT2 15-cwt trucks and WOT6 3-ton lorries, a Bedford MWC water truck and an M5 half-track. The wheels of CMP 3-ton lorries heading east along the four-mile long bypass around Bayeux constructed by 7th Army Troops RE are seen passing over a road surface consisting of Sommerfeld metal tracking and chespaling road. Two Bedford OY lorries lead a convoy of 2-tonners heading west across "Pangbourne Bridge", which comprises two single-span Class 40 Bailey bridges designed to cope with two-way traffic; note sappers at work laying a petrol pipeline alongside the by-pass.
Alternative Title:THE BAYEUX BY-PASS (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Parkinson (Sergeant) (Production individual)
