COMPARISON SPEED RECOVERY TRIALS BY BARV, ARV AND VIGOR OF SCOUT CAR, 3-TONNER, CENTURION, SARACEN, 10-TONNER AND FV 432 AT INSTOW, DRY AND WET [Allocated Title]

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Description

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Series of comparison speed recovery trials featuring Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle (BARV), Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) and Vickers Vigor tractor towing (or pushing) various vehicles on the beach at Instow.

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"12-10-65 Annex A Sortie I". BARV pulls a Saracen armoured personnel carrier.

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"12-10-65 Annex X Sortie II". BARV pulls a Saladin armoured car, and a tractor pulls a Ferret armoured car.

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"12-10-65 Sortie III". Centurion ARV pulls a Ferret.

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"12-10-65 Annex A Sortie IV". BARV with Ferret.

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"12-10-65 Annex A Sortie V". BARV and 3-ton Bedford truck (pulling and pushing)

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"12-10-65 Sortie VI". Vigor and 3-ton Bedford truck.

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"12-10-65 Sortie VII". ARV and Bedford truck.

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"12-10-65 Sortie VIII". BARV and Centurion tank.

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"12-10-65 Sortie IX". Tank and Vigor tractor.

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"13-10-65 Sortie XI". Trials with Vigor, main battle tank and Saracen (pulling and pushing).

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"12-10-65 Sortie IXB" (Out of sequence.) Vigor.

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"12-10-65 Sortie X" (Out of sequence.) Main battle tank and Centurion ARV.

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"13-10-65 Sortie XI". Tank and ARV.

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"13-10-65 Sortie XII". BARV and Saracen (pulling and pushing).

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"13-10-65 Sortie XIII". ARV with Saracen and a BARV with a 10-ton truck.

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"13-10-65 Sortie XV". ARV and 10-tonner.

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"13-10-65 Sortie XVI". Vigor and 10-tonner (pull-push).

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"15-10-65 Sortie XVIII". BARV and FV432 personnel carrier (pull-push).

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"15-10-65 Sortie XIX". ARV and FV432 (pull-push).

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"15-10-65 Sortie XX". Vigor and FV432 (pull-push).

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"15-10-65 Sortie XXI". Vigor and tank (pull-push).

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"20-10-65 Annex B Run I". BARV and FV432 in shallow water.

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"20-10-65 Annex B Run II" and "20-10-65 Annex B Run IIA". ARV and amphibious FV432.

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"20-10-65 Annex B Run III". Vigor and amphibious FV432.

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"20-10-65 Annex C Run I". Vigor and amphibious FV432.

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"20-10-65 Annex C Run II". ARV and amphibious FV432.

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"20-10-65 Annex C Run III". BARV and amphibious FV432.

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16mm

Object Details

Category: Film
Related period: 1945-1989 (content)
Production date: 1965-10-12, 1965-10-13, 1965-10-15, 1965-10-20
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: BFM 482

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