LANDING CRAFT (ROCKET) AND SEQUENCES FROM OPERATION HARPOON [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LANDING CRAFT (ROCKET) AND SEQUENCES FROM OPERATION HARPOON [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 920
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  • Summary: LCR 344, a Landing Craft (Rocket), in action, and scenes from the Malta Convoy (Operation Harpoon).
  • Description: I. Medium shot of the starboard beam of LCR 334 as she fires thirty five salvoes of rockets while underway at sea; dense smoke rolls over the stern. Slow motion sequence shows 334 shrouded in smoke - only the bow is clearly visible. She fires four salvoes. II. Film sequence (with the soundtrack on the wrong side) depicting Operation Harpoon, the Malta Convoy - see THE HAZARDS OF CONVOY (ADM 583). III. Sequence showing three Messerschmitt Me 109s circling over Valletta, and bombs exploding in the town. IV. Convoy defence: a cruiser fires at distant raiders. Bombs explode amidst merchant vessels.
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM (ADM 920)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: Footage: 470 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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    ADM 920

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