Summary:I. "The other man's job. Stormboats for war in Pacific." Scenes of the manufacture of stormboats, flat-bottomed craft specially designed for landing small groups of men and equipment on beaches in the Pacific. Ash logs arrive at a sawmill where they are stripped and cut into planks. Women help in the construction of the stormboats; completed craft leave factory on truck.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:S15 68
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (S15 68)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1945-1945
Production Country:
Production Details:Ministry of Supply (Production sponsor)
British Paramount News (Production company)
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 804 ft; Running time: 9 mins
