| Auto Pontoon Bridge Built In Two Hours | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1622 |
| Catalog #: | 354319 | |
| Clip Number: | 354319-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-075-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:22:04 - 00:23:05 | |
| Location: | Rhine River, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENGINEERING: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France MILITARY: Army, French TRANSPORTATION: Amphibious | |
| Description: | French army engineers demonstrate a new means of crossing rivers, using an amphibious truck that can carry 200 men or tanks, or serve as a pontoon, linked with others to form a bridge. Establishing shot - A duck (amphibious truck} driving down to the Rhine River. CUS - The men have moved and are placing a u-shaped piece of metal on the sides of the duck. CUS - Rubber being inflated. MS - The duck with inflated rubber around it going into the water. MS - A full company of French military soldiers are loaded aboard the auto-boat. MS - The auto-boat crossing the river with a full military platoon on it. MS - Several auto-boats are tied together forming a sturdy base for a bridge and trucks and tanks can drive over. | |
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