BOFORS DISEMBARKED FROM LCM(3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BOFORS DISEMBARKED FROM LCM(3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1017
  • Other titles: INVASION EQUIPMENT TRIALS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary:
  • Description: MS close on starboard bow of LCM(3) 529 drying out on beach - ramp lowers and Bedford QLB disembarks towing Bofors. QLB stops and crew unlimber the gun, spread jacks and prepare it for action. Crew close up and train gun, but without an ammunition clip in position. Cut to HA.MS of line from QLB's winch led through a shackle to alter the direction of its lead - pan along deck as Bofors is winched up vehicle ramp into LCM.
  • Alternative Title: INVASION EQUIPMENT TRIALS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: ADM 1017
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: USA (?)
  • Production Details:
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, LCM 529 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, Royal Navy - amphibious: LCM[3] 529 (object name) transport, British military - prime mover: Bedford QLB (object name) weapons, British - gun: 40mm Bofors (object name)
  • 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: 1 Footage: 239 ft; Running time: 3 mins
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    ADM 1017

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