| BRIDGE DEMOLITION Marvels of communication - engineers, ground troops and helicopters join in bridge demolition. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 58 |
| Catalog #: | 312637 | |
| Clip Number: | 312637-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 227 | |
| Timecode: | 10:35:36 - 10:37:37 | |
| Location: | Gillingham, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | DEMOLITION: Bridges LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent MILITARY: Army, British | |
| Description: | Master 58 Part 1 Same as catalog # 5871 BRIDGE DEMOLITION Marvels of communication - engineers, ground troops and helicopters join in bridge demolition. Gillingham, Kent. LS Landrover as it turns in field and goes along a small bridge and stops in the middle of the bridge a lieutenant gets out and jumps off the bridge. MS Lieutenant looking underneath the bridge and he runs out of picture. MS Lieutenant getting back into the jeep and driving off. LS Jeep as it is driven off the bridge. CU Soldier speaking through mike. LS Helicopter to whom he is speaking. CS.Helicopter in the sky. LS Helicopter coming to ground it lands and soldiers carrying equipment alight. MS Soldiers getting out of the helicopter. LS Helicopter as the soldiers run out of the picture. MS As four of the soldiers run onto the bridge. Two of them run underneath the bridge. MS From below of the soldiers on the bridge fixing equipment to the bridge. MS of the two soldiers under the bridge fixing equipment to the structure of the bridge. MS Soldier fixing equipment under the bridge. MS The soldiers under the bridge one of them throws up a rope to the soldier on top camera tilts up with the rope as the soldier on the top of the bridge catches it. MS From above of the soldier on top of the bridge attaching the wire to wire that is attached to his equipment. MS As he makes final adjustment he drops the wire and runs out of picture and his companion makes another adjustment. LS As all the soldiers (except one who is on top of the bridge) run out of picture. CU Lat soldier as he finishes drops the wire and starts to run. LS Last soldier as he runs off the bridge. CU Wires on top of the bridge smoking. LS of the men running towards and getting into the helicopter. MS Men climbing aboard helicopter and as the last man gets on helicopter leaves the ground and goes off. CU Smoking wire. LS of the bridge thhe smoke coming up from the wire it explodes and clouds of smoke rise we see the bridge collapse. CU Collapsed bridge as the helicopter comes into view and hovers above it we tilt up to the helicopter and flies out of picture. MS Smoking bridge and debris. | |
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