| THE NAVY IN ACTION OFF NORWAY They Royal Navy bombard the Norwegian Coast and Rescue Polish Sailors from Sinking Ship | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6417 |
| Catalog #: | 261859 | |
| Clip Number: | 261859-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 40/41 | |
| Timecode: | 01:54:56 - 01:55:59 | |
| Location: | At Sea | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck DISASTERS: Rescues LOCATIONS/ATLANTIC OCEAN: Misc MILITARY: Navy, British TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military, Battleship WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Boats & Ships | |
| Description: | THE NAVY IN ACTION OFF NORWAY They Royal Navy bombard the Norwegian Coast and Rescue Polish Sailors from Sinking Ship Good shots of British Royal navy warships in action in Norwegian fjord. Shots of guns being fired and sailors watching results. VS Good shots of seamen in the water after their ship had been sunk. VS of men being taken from the sea by a naval lifeboat and of them being helped aboard a British destroyer where they receive new clothes - many of them are coated in oil from the water. After cleaning up they form up on deck for inspection. The men are Polish and were the crew of a Polish destroyer sunk off the Norwegian coast. | |
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