| ATTACK ON TOBRUK HARBOUR British army retaliates when German planes bomb British ship in Tobruk Harbour. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5558 |
| Catalog #: | 59360 | |
| Clip Number: | 59360-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/61 | |
| Timecode: | 01:44:56 - 01:45:58 | |
| Location: | Libya, North Africa | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Libya MILITARY: Air Force, German MILITARY: Army, British TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military, Bomber WEAPONS: Guns, Anti-aircraft WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Aviation WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Battle, North Africa WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Movement WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Weapons | |
| Description: | "Attack on Tobruk Harbour". Libya, North Africa. Various shots of British soldiers walking cautiously under barbed wire. M/S of soldiers walking along a trench. L/S of German airplanes flying overhead. M/S of group of soldiers, one sits in a tin bath, another holds the hose. They see the planes and run for cover, the one in the bath ducks under the water (looks like bit of comedy staged for camera). Various shots of British soldiers firing antiaircraft artillery at planes German planes (looks like authentic shots of battle, not like some previous shots). Various shots of bombs exploding next to British merchantman ship in harbor. More shots of British soldiers firing antiaircraft guns. M/S of smoldering wreck of crashed German airplane. | |
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