River Crossing Demonstration

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2439
Date Released
29 Feb 1976
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: River Crossing Demonstration (Frozen River Scenes). DESCRIPTION: The Royal Engineers give a demonstration of how the modern Army bridges a river. SHOTLIST: MS frozen river. MS ditto. MS two soldiers in an inflatable dinghy trying to break the ice to row. MLS Chieftain tank laying a scissor type bridge. MS soldiers watching. MLS scissors bridge almost in position. MS Chieftain tank dropping bridge into position. MCU coloured soldier. MS Chieftain tank going across bridge it has just laid. MLS soldiers watching. MS ditto. MLS heavy floating bridge across water with lorry going across. MS "Demolition of Bridge" (dummy explosion to give effect of attack). MS explosions. MS Mk 4 assault boat going along iced lake carrying armed men. Men disembark, pull back. MS amphibious vehicle coming out of water and up a bank. MS army vehicles being prepared in snow storm. MS amphibious vehicle carrying rocket propelled anchor. MS soldiers watching. MS amphibious vehicle launches rocket and fires it into bank. MS Stalward HMLC load carrier going through water. CU Arab watching. MS Stalwart coming out of water and up bank. MS army tractor with grab lifting colonel’s car. MS colonel running along path waving arms. MS car being deposited in back of lorry.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Environment; Engineering; Military
Locations
Hampshire
Card file number
76/16
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
186
Story extras:
Film clip

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'River Crossing Demonstration', British Movietone News Issue No. 2439, 29 Feb 1976. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30782 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)