WADING TRIALS FOR MOTOR TRANSPORT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: WADING TRIALS FOR MOTOR TRANSPORT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 950
  • Other titles: INVASION EQUIPMENT TRIALS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary:
  • Description: I. Matador tows 15 KVA generating trailer through shallows. II. Unladen Bedford OY, towing a US one ton trailer, disembarks from LCT(3) 340 into 3-1/2 ft of water and drives ashore, engine compartment steaming - motor pinnace WDH 201 in the background. III. LCT(3) 340 disembarks vehicles into 4 ft of water - tractor TD-18 stands by for recovery. Bren gun carrier and Matador drive ashore - carrier stalls in the shallows and crew prepare a tow line. Albion and Foden 10-ton 6x4s, Scammell Pioneer, and Guy 3 ton 6x4 breakdown gantry disembark. Tractor tows stalled Guy breakdown past camera. IV. LCT(5) 2438 disembarks Chevrolet 30-cwt 4x4 truck and rota-trailer - they drive through the shallows and then up onto the beach. Truck then re-enters the water and drives parallel to the shore, waves breaking over the bonnet - LCT 201 anchored in the background. V. TD-18 enters surf to reverse up ramp into LCT 2438 and tow ashore three laden trucks - 2-1/2-ton 6x6 GMC cargo, 3-ton 4x4 Karrier K6 of RE, and Bedford OY.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Production Details: Combined Operations Headquarters (Production sponsor) US Naval Film Unit (Production company) Office of Strategic Services (for) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, LCT 340 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, LCT 2438 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, LCT 201 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - amphibious: LCT[3] 340 (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCT[5] 2438 (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCT[2] 201 (object name) armour, British - carrier: Universal (object name) transport, British military - prime mover: AEC Matador (object name) transport, British military - prime mover: Scammell Pioneer (object name) transport, British military - truck, special: Guy 3-ton 6x4 breakdown gantry (object name) transport, British military - truck: Albion 10-ton 6x4 (object name) transport, British military - truck: Foden 10-ton 6x4 (object name) transport, British military - truck: Karrier 3-ton 4x4 K6 (object name) transport, British military - truck: Bedford 3-ton 4x2 OY (object name) transport, Canadian military - truck: Chevrolet 30-cwt 4x4 (object name) transport, United States military - truck: GMC 2-1/2-ton 6x6 (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 909 ft; Running time: 10 mins
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    ADM 950

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