EXERCISE GRAND SLAM, FEBRUARY-MARCH 1952 - REEL 6 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: EXERCISE GRAND SLAM, FEBRUARY-MARCH 1952 - REEL 6 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: NAT 1273
  • Other titles: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: French cruiser Georges Leygues with aircraft flying overhead. Admiral du Laurin (Admiral of the French Cruiser Groups) scans the sea; other members of crew keep watch. AA guns swing into position. General views of Naples and harbour and of the Sardinian coastline. Warships (US, British, French, Italian) in Naples harbour; helicopter from USS Newport News flies over, past USS Adirondack. French cruiser Georges Leygues and USS Cabot at sea; cruiser and tanker refuelling.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour:
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: NAT 1273
  • Sound:
  • Access Conditions: IWM NATO © NATO (IWM, NAT 1273)
  • Featured Period: 1945-1989
  • Production Date: 1952-02-1952-03
  • Production Country:Naples, Campania, Italy
  • Production Details:North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords:
  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details:Footage: 538ft ; Running time: 5 min 57 sec
  • HD Media:Yes
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