| ALL ABOUT BOMBS Men filling up 'Ten Ton Tess'. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7774 |
| Catalog #: | 313051 | |
| Clip Number: | 313051-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1170 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:10 - 01:03:33 | |
| Location: | Europe | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Munitions / Weapons / Armaments LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Misc TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military, Bomber WEAPONS: Bombs WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Aviation WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Battle, European Front WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Weapons | |
| Description: | 'The Other Man's Job - Filling Ten Ton Tess'. Men filling up 'Ten Ton Tess'. Several shots of bomber planes in the air. Various aerials of the bombs exploding on the ground, smoke, dust and many large craters seen. Several shots of the men sitting in group, one holding newspaper in hands - it is Daily Express'. Close up shot of newspaper headline 'Our Bomb - 10 Tons'. Men reading, finish and walks into a building. Various interior shots of the men filling up '10 Ton Tess'. After the bomb is filled up, the men pull it on chains to fill up the next one. Several shots of the two men inspecting finished bombs. Cut back to the men pulling massive bomb on chains and loading it onto truck. They write various messages on the bomb, cover it with a tarp and the truck drives away. The men wave. | |
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