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Title:THE BUILD-UP OF MATÉRIEL FOR THE INVASION OF EUROPE IN DEPOTS IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 2-3
Other titles:
Summary:
Description: Seen parked under the beech trees at No 2 Vehicle Reception Depot, Burnham Beeches, are Dodge 3-ton and General Motors Corporation 2-ton cargo lorries, Scammell Pioneer heavy artillery tractors, Fordson WOT6 3-ton lorries and Bedford QLC 6-ton semi- trailer lorries. At No 6 AFV Depot in Slough, REME personnel are seen examining the turrets of several of the many AEC Mark III armoured cars kept in storage in its vehicle park along with many Staghound armoured cars and Humber scout cars.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Clague, N (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (regiment/service)
Keywords: armour, British - armoured car: AEC (object name)
armour, British - armoured car: Humber scout car (object name)
armour, British - armoured car: Staghound (object name)
operations, British military - maintenance (object name)
supplies, British, storage [RA] - misc (object name)
transport, British military - prime mover: Scammell artillery tractor (object name)
transport, British military - truck: Bedford QL 6-ton 4x2 truck (object name)
transport, United States military - truck: Dodge 3-ton 4x2 cargo truck (object name)
transport, United States military - truck: Fordson 3-ton 4x4 truck (object name)
transport, United States military - truck: GMC 2-1/2-ton 6x6 cargo truck (object name)
Operation Overlord, Second World War (event)
GB, England & Burnham Beeches, Bucks <Number 2 Vehicle Reception Depot> (geography)
Slough, Berkshire, England, UK (geography)