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Echoes of War and Peace
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1946Item number (ISN):273897Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:ASSOCIATED SCREEN NEWS LTD.Accession:1973-0127Media:FilmPart:3 of 3Production date:1946Production company:Associated Screen News Ltd.
Willard PicturesSponsor:Bell TelephoneDescription:The use of echoes - sound, Hertzian waves - during the war to detect unseen objects. Sequence on ASDIC operation on the U.S. sub-chaser, on scientific research in Bell Telephone laboratories and on construction of ASDIC units at Northern Electric. Ship and submarine battle at sea, depth charges being fired, etc. Sequences on radar uses during the war, research and construction. U.S. anti-aircraft batteries, radar-controlled, firing skywards; night barrage at sea, flashes, London and Big Ben Tower, night raid on London, etc. Interior of a U.S. bomber in flight, crew, bombs falling during a day raid on Germany. Several animation sequences illustrating principles of ASDIC and Radar.Language:MuteNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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