Loading Bombs (1940)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown. Various shots of large and small bombs being loaded. They are taken from store on tractor type vehicle and lifted by crane. Good shots of bomb being wound up by bomb winch inside plane - possibly a Sterling. More shots of very large bombs being moved around. Fuses are inserted and parts of bombs are assembled by RAF (Royal Air Force) men. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British P
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