OPERATION LONGSTEP, NOVEMBER 1952 - REEL 2 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION LONGSTEP, NOVEMBER 1952 - REEL 2 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: NAT 1259
  • Other titles: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Directing Headquarters of Operation Longstep (Annexe 2) at Naples Bay, with large wall map. Among those present are Captain J G Guerin and NC Yves Arlet (France). Task force of US ships at sea: USS Des Moines, destroyer (No 834), USS Columbus and extensive footage of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt with Panther jets taking off and landing. On the bridge, Captain G W Anderson Jr (Commanding Officer, formerly of SHAPE) and Executive Officer T F Caldwell observe.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
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  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: NAT 1259
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  • Access Conditions: IWM NATO © NATO (IWM, NAT 1259)
  • Featured Period: 1945-1989
  • Production Date: 1952-11-1952-11
  • Production Country:Naples, Campania, Italy
  • Production Details:North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details:Footage: 721ft ; Running time: 8 min
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