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  • Short Summary

    Good shots of British troops in the D Day invasion fleet.

  • Description

    Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown.

    Various shots of British troops boarding landing craft from another ship (possibly just prior to D Day). Various shots of large flotilla of ships moving across sea. Shots on board warship in Invasion Fleet, various CU of soldiers and sailors. Various shots as an injured man is lifted from a boat. Various shots of the ships of the invasion fleet on their way to the beaches. Troops on board prepare themselves. Troops climb down grapple nets

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1939.05
    Media URN:
    61473
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:06:00:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:16:57:00 / 01:22:57:00
    Canister:
    UN 810 C

Comments (2)

  1. Unknown user says

    A slate at 0:03 reveals the cameraman to be S/Lt Shaw, of the Royal Canadian Navy, on board HMCS Prince David on 5 June 1944, (so the cataloguer is correct in assuming that the footage is just prior to D-Day).

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  2. Unknown user says

    Much more footage of the same event, by the same cameraman, exists in clip 1899.17. Perhaps the two can be united?

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