Anti-Aircraft Materiel, 1918-1930

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Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)
Series : Historical Films, compiled ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1935
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1132
Use Restriction(s): Undetermined
Sound Type: Silent
Scope & Content: On antiaircraft drills at Fort Story, Va. Reel 1, antiaircraft units set up and test sound locators and searchlights. 105-mm guns and 3- and 4-inch antiaircraft guns are loaded and fired on glider targets. Reel 2, machine guns and 3-inch antiaircraft guns are loaded, aimed, and fired. Sound locators and searchlights work in unison at night.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
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National Archives Identifier: 24636
Local Identifier: 111-H-1132
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