Title:A BRITISH FOOD CONVOY SETS OUT FOR PARIS (PART 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 142-3
Other titles:
Summary: Coverage of the first leg of an RASC food convoy's road journey from Bayeux to Paris.
Description: The heavy lorries carrying food queue up to leave the Civil Affairs Base Port Depot at Bussy outside Bayeux. The convoy, consisting of fifty three-ton trucks and thirty ten-ton trucks towing five-ton trailers, takes the N13 to Caen, passing through the battle-scarred city to take the N158 through the plain south of Caen to Falaise. Short of Falaise, the convoy leaves the road and laagers in a field for the night. The next day, August 27th, sees the convoy roll into Falaise. En route to Argentan the trucks are given right of way to oncoming traffic; along this stretch of road, the road-surface shows signs of wear and tear. The trucks rumble into Argentan and then take the road east towards Chartres.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Palmer, F A W (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Army Gp 21 (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Army Service Corps (regiment/service)
Keywords: transport, United States military - truck: Mack 10-ton 6x4 (object name)
transport, British military - truck: White 10-ton 6x4 (object name)
transport, British military - truck: Bedford 3-ton 4x4 QL (object name)
transport, British military - truck: Bedford 30cwt 4x2 (object name)
operations, British military - relief (object name)
signs, military and civilian (object name)
Caen, Calvados, France (geography)
Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France (geography)
Argentan, Orne, France (geography)
Calvados, France (geography)
