| Ammunition Explosion | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1592 |
| Catalog #: | 353034 | |
| Clip Number: | 353034-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-520-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:36:04 - 00:36:46 | |
| Location: | Strasbourg, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Explosions LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France | |
| Description: | 200 Hundred tons of high explosives go up near Strasbourg in one of the greatest munitions explosions since the war. 6 Perish in the blast which shattered windows for miles around. Establishing shot - Aftermath of the explosion. CUS - A workman picking up an unexploded bomb. CUS - One of the surviving workman walking around in complete bewilderment. CUS - Someone’s house or factory, nothing recognizable except two chairs with missing legs. CUS - A man pointing out the holes the exploding bomb made in the fence. CUS - A tiled roof with a big hole blown in. MCUS - Not much of a surviving home. MCUS - Men standing around a scene that amplifies complete destruction. | |
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