British fleet practice manoeuvres in North Sea (1948)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Royal Air Force and Navy run drills in the North Sea Full Description: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: Home Fleet Exercises ENGLAND: EXT AIRCRAFT-CARRIERS Good shots of “Implacable“ in North Sea manouvres. Planes seen taking off and also landing on flight deck. Implacable straddled by stick of bombs. Destroyer . Agincourt coming alongside Implacable ANSON . BATTLESHIP Set out to join in biggest manouvres, accompanied by The Howe. Seen steaming to battle-station. Good shots FORTH BRIDGE Good shots of battleships Anson and Howe passing Forth Bridge going out on full-scale manouvres HOWEN. . Battleship Sets out with Anson to join in biggest manouvres since 1939. Seen steaming to battle station. Good shot of Forth Bridge in background. Superb also in picture IMPLACCABLE (Air craft-carrier). Good shots
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