PRINCIPLES OF 6 FT WADING (incomplete copy) [Main Title]

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Object description

Instructions for preparing a Churchill tank to be driven off an LCT in six feet of water.

Full description

Part 2: "Hull inspection and sealing." The vehicle is completely stripped and the seams inspected minutely for cracks which are sealed and protected. Part 5: "General Proofing." Internal moving parts such as engine linkages are sealed and greased. Part 8: External covers and louvres, with a detonating wire harness, are fitted, and a demonstration of these being blown off is given. Part 9: "Landing trials at Pendine". A squadron of 43rd Royal Tank Regiment goes through an experimental embarkation and disembarkation exercise with almost complete success.

Physical description

35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Production date: 1942
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 5
Catalogue number: ADM 1356

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