DEBRIS TUNNELLING: driving a heading [Main Title]

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  • Title: DEBRIS TUNNELLING: driving a heading [Main Title]
  • Film Number: COI 1178
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  • Summary: How to drive a horizontal tunnel into a collapsed building.
  • Description: The film is introduced and commentated by a rescue party instructor. A tunnel is dug into the side of a large pile of debris using a carefully planned system of timber shoring. Potential problems such as large obstructions are dealt with.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: COI 1178
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Home Security (Production sponsor) Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Mander, Kay (Production individual) Anstey, Edgar (Production individual) Suschitzky, Wolfgang (Production individual) Wilkins, Leo (Production individual) Royde, Eileen (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 659 ft; Running time: 18 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    COI 1178

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