DEMONSTRATION OF WATERPROOFING TECHNIQUES BY RAF MOTOR TRANSPORT WATERPROOFING UNITS, INDIA (13/9/1944)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: ABY 31).

Synopsis

Airmen of an RAF motor transport waterproofing unit demonstrate techniques for waterproofing vehicles in preparation for amphibious operations.

Various modifications are made to a jeep to enable it to operate amphibiously, including the fitting of a special intake pipe to the carburettor, the sealing of the battery with a water-resistant mineral jelly, (possibly asbestos) the sealing of the fuel tank and waterproofing the radiator by means of a ground sheet. Several angles of the jeep being driven through a testing tank with four airmen aboard. A waterproofed, 3-ton Chevrolet lorry is then also seen being driven through the tank.

Notes

The dopesheet adds: 'When waterproofing is complete a vehicle can be driven through five feet of water for a distance of 600 yards. This is estimated to enable a vehicle to leave a landing barge some distance from the shore and to proceed to the beach under its own power'.

Date from slate. Dopesheet dated 31/10/1944.

 

Titles

  • DEMONSTRATION OF WATERPROOFING TECHNIQUES BY RAF MOTOR TRANSPORT WATERPROOFING UNITS, INDIA (13/9/1944) (Allocated)
Series Title:
ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1944
Running Time:
4 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
284 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
Air Ministry Directorate of Public Relations
cameraman
Layzell, R G (Sergeant)
director
Swain, J (Flying Officer)
Production company
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit
 

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