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WWII - 1940s, USA Homefront: M8 Light Armored Car Tested; M1 Carbine Grenade Launcher

Reel Number: H1756-04

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1940s,1950s

Country: USA

Location: Michiga

TC Begins: 10:28:10

TC Ends: 10:35:46

Duration: 00:07:36

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1940s USA Homefront: M8 Light Armored Car Tested;; M1 Carbine Grenade Launcher Men watch line of M8 Greyhound Light Armored Cars out of Ford factory; around concrete road / test track & over rough ground bouncing all wheels off ground. Still photographer taking pictures. GOOD. 10:30:23 Four M8s down brushy hillside knocking over small trees, past cameramen w/ Bolex. Men riding in turrets bouncing over downed large tree. 10:32:10 Four soldiers kneeling & fitting adaptors & loading M1 Carbine w/ M8 Grenade Launchers. Firing. 10:33:36 Standing & firing from shoulder at sandbagged position. Kneeling, firing w/ white phosphorus explosions. CUs of explosions. Various targets. 10:35:15 Firing at tank passing. Publicity; Promotional; WW2 Military Vehicles; Weapons; NOTE: Ford selected to produce M8 April, 1942. Serial production was delayed until Mar43. 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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