| Submarine Escape | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1642 |
| Catalog #: | 355299 | |
| Clip Number: | 355299-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 030-103-05 | |
| Timecode: | 00:18:06 - 01:19:04 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Safety LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MILITARY: Navy, British TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Submarines | |
| Description: | A new 'built-in breathing' system of escaping from a submarine is demonstrated by the British Navy. Establishing shot - British sailor is wearing some kind of rubberized kind of suit, strange and funny looking. CUS - Escape chamber is closed and water is let in and the two men fill their lungs with oxygen and nitrogen, the signal is given to open the hatch. CUS - Men take their last breath and shoot up to the surface their suits inflate and they have lights that flash so they can be located. | |
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