| HELIGOLAND GOES UP The German wartime U Boat base of Heligoland is blown up by the Royal Navy. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5641 |
| Catalog #: | 34237 | |
| Clip Number: | 34237-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 47/33 | |
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| Location: | Heligoland, North Sea | |
| Year Shot: | 1947 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Explosions | |
| Description: | HELIGOLAND GOES UP The U Boat pens, gun emplacements and defences on the German island of Heligoland are blown up by the British Navy. Heligoland, off Germany. LS View of Heligoland from the sea before the explosions. CU exterior and interior views of U Boat submarine pens and gun emplacements. CU Lieutenant Commander Frank Graves presses the button setting off the fuses, on the 4th pip of the BBC 1 o'clock time signal. LS CU The explosion from sea level. CU a pilot in a plane flying overhead signals OK. LS Aerial view of the explosion. Smoke rises. | |
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