THE LE TOURNEAU CRANE (ledger title) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE LE TOURNEAU CRANE (ledger title) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1045
  • Other titles: W'HO (leader title) [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Demonstration of combined operations store carrying and lifting equipment.
  • Description: Slope climbing ability of Composite Utility Vehicle (7½ ton) (fails on 1-in-9 beach, succeeds on 1-in-15 beach); handling Utility Vehicle's trailer; 11-ton Le Tourneau Crane lifting truck and moving along beach, loading truck onto ship, and toppling test with a small load; 19-RB crane moving load along beach; Valentine Bridgelayer used as LCT ramp extension ('not practical'); an Alligator ferrying stores from ship to shore.
  • Alternative Title: W'HO (leader title) [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ADM 1045
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 1361 ft; Running time: 15 mins
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    ADM 1045

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    ADM 1043 (MISCELLANEOUS SCENES FROM COMBINED OPERATIONS TRIALS [Allocated Title])
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