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WWII - 1942, England: Troopship Queen Elizabeth Unloading; Desert Tank Activity, El Alamein

Reel Number: H1528-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1942

Country: Australia,Egypt,India

Location: El Alamein,North Africa,Qattara Depression,Suez

TC Begins: 10:11:15

TC Ends: 10:22:37

Duration: 00:11:22

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1942, England: Troopship Queen Elizabeth Unloading; Desert Tank Activity, El Alamein LS & MS Troopship Queen Elizabeth w/ barges alongside; CU from water around stern w/ nmae showing & cannon mounted, soldiers down gangway w/ packs & gear into launches; women in whites on filled excursion boat alongside; women waving up to soldiers on board. 10:12:16 MCU Soldiers wearing pith helmets; out of ship down gangway & CU helped aboard. LS from water in front of QE from ship w/ troops to shore. 10:13:36 Soldiers walking past camera on dock / pier, march to passenger railroad cars. 10:14:00 Barge w/ troops approaching shore in North Africa w/ freighters, cranes along shore in background. MCU unloading, Arabs helping. View of soldiers & docks from water. 10:15:14 Artillery crew firing Vickers machine gun in desert. Quick shot soldier running w/ Bren gun thru smoke. Gun team moving artillery gun for transporting. Gun crew firing 5.5 inch cannon from beneath camouflage netting; carrying ammunition / shells. 10:16:37 Soldier inspecting Panzer Mk III, shows short-barrelled 50mm cannon 10:17:05 Senior officers conferring / talking. 10:17:30 Morris tractors towing Bofors 40mm AA guns across desert 10:17:44 Mobile 2 pounder anti-tank gun. Inspecting wreckage of tank. 10:18:32 G to A Plane slowly spins out of control & crashes, could be Spitfire or P40? 10:19:10 Troops from 9th Australian Division look at burning wreckage after crash (has RAF markings) 10:19:33 Trucks across desert 10:19:47 Troops of Indian regiment walk across desert carrying SMLE rifles / Short Magazine Lee Enfield. 10:20:15 More troops of Indian reg. disembarking truck 10:20:38 LS Valentine tanks across desert 10:20:49 Trucks carrying Indian soldiers across desert 10:21:49 Indian troops go by cam L to R in Bren Carrier 10:22:15 Matilda tank goes by L to R, more Matilda’s go by HMT / Hired Military Transport; Battles; Desert Fighting; NOTE: Probably unloading troops at entrance to Suez Canal. NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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