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"THIS IS ABERDEEN"
"OBSOLETE" FILM. ON-THE-SPOT REPORT FROM PROVING GROUND WITH ITS PERSONNEL & EQUIPMENT |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE TESTING OF EQUIPMENT TO GET THE BEST FOR THE DOLLAR SPENT. HE ALSO TELLS OF THE ROLL OF THE U.S. ARMY ATHLETES AT THE 1952 OLYMPIC GAMES IN HELSINKI.
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| 00:03:07 137 |
MS- A GI ANNOUNCER HOLDS HIS MIC AND SPEAKS NEXT TO A ROADSIGN TO ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND ON US ROUTE 40. HIS CAMERAMAN ADJUSTS LENS ON HIS CAMERA
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| 00:03:55 185 |
LS- (PAN) TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES RIDE AT FAST SPEED ALONG A ROAD AT THE GROUNDS, TO CHECK HOW THE VEHICLE STANDS UP UNDER THE WORSE CONDITIONS.
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| 00:04:28 218 |
LS- A JEEP RIDES ACROSS A POOL OF WATER WHICH COMPLETELY COVERS THE JEEP UP TO THE DRIVERS SEAT THE DRIVER WEARS RAINWEAR. DRIVER IS INTERVIEWED.
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| 00:05:50 300 |
MS- A TANK IS TESTED IN WATER UP TO ITS TURRET TO CHECK IF THE TANK IS SEALED AND WATERPROOF
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MS- A TRUCK PULLING A HOWITZER IS TESTED ON AN UNUSUALLY BUMPY ROAD DESIGNED TO TEST THE CHASSIS AND SPRINGS. MS- THE WHEELS COMPLETELY DISTORT IN ALL DIRECTIONS AS THEY GO OVER THE BUMPS.
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| 00:07:00 370 |
MS- A TANK PULLS A HUGE TRUCK TO SEE HOW HEAVY A LOAD IT CAN PULL BEFORE IT STALLS. MS- A TRUCK STANDS BEFORE A 30 INCH HIGH CONCRETE WALL AND ATTEMPTS TO ROLL OVER IT. IT SUCCEEDS
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| 00:08:58 488 |
MS- A TANK CLIMBS UP A 30 DEGREE SLOPE. AFTERWARDS THE TANK DRIVER IS INTERVIEWED.
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| 00:10:20 570 |
LS- A HUGE VEHICLE CARRYING AN ATOMIC CANNON DRIVES ACROSS A BRIDGE TO TEST IF THE WEIGHT IS SAFELY DISTRIBUTED NOT TO DAMAGE THE BRIDGE OR A ROAD. THE DRIVER IS ALSO INTERVIEWED
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| 00:14:15 805 |
LS- THE 280MM ATOMIC CANNON IS PREPARED AND FIRED IN A TEST. MS- A RECOILLESS RIFLE MOUNTED ON A JEEP IS ALSO TEST FIRED.
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| 00:16:31 941 |
LS- (PAN) THE ABERDEEN ORDINANCE DEPOT WITH HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT ORDINANCE VEHICLES LINED UP
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| 00:16:40 950 |
LS- THE SUPER SONIC WIND TUNNEL LABORATORY BUILDING AT ABERDEEN WHERE THE GUIDED MISSILE WAS PLANNED IN 1947.
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| 00:17:24 994 |
MS- AN EXECUTIVE EXPLAINS THE WIND TUNNEL USING A MODEL OF THE TUNNEL AS A GUIDE.
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| 00:18:33 1063 |
MS- MODEL OF A MISSILE IS PLACED IN THE TUNNEL LS- HUGE DYNAMOS BUILD UP THE PRESSURE IN THE TUNNEL. A TECHNICIAN STANDS BY HIS CONTROLS WITH HIS ARMS FOLDED.
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| 00:22:36 1306 |
MS- AN 1100 FOOT CONCRETE TUNNEL WHERE THE TRAVEL OF A MISSILE IS PHOTOGRAPHED WHILE IN FLIGHT.
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| 00:23:12 1342 |
MS- A TANK FIRES A MISSILE THROUGH THE MOUTH OF THE TUNNEL.
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| 00:24:13 1403 |
MS- THE CAMERA ZOOMS INTO THE ORDINANCE MUSEUM MS- ANNOUNCER SHOWS AND DESCRIBES A SOVIET JEEP WHICH HAS A MODEL 'A' MOTOR.
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| 00:24:41 1431 |
MS- HE SHOWS AND DESCRIBES A GERMAN V-2 MISSILE, A GERMAN AMPHIBIOUS VOLKSWAGEN AND A GERMAN 'PANTHER' TANK .
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| 00:27:43 1613 |
MS- (PAN) ANNOUNCER SHOWS A WALL OF SUB MACHINE GUNS FROM WWI TO MODERN TIMES, MOSTLY FOREIGN.
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| 00:28:29 1659 |
MONTAGE- ANNOUNCER SHOWS AND DESCRIBES A COLLECTION OF WWI AND WWII TANKS AT AN OUTDOOR ARTILLERY PARK.
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| 00:31:55 1865 |
"OLYMPICS".
OBSOLETE" FILM. ARMED FORCES ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN THE 1952 OLYMPICS |
| 00:32:00 1870 |
NARATOR TELLS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND THE 80 MEN OF THE U.S. ARMY THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE VICTORY AT THE 1952 GAMES AT HELSINKI, FINLAND.
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| 00:32:50 1920 |
AERIAL- HELSINKI, FINLAND CITYSCAPE. LS-FLAGS OF 67 NATIONS FLY AT OLYMPIC PARK LS- CROWDS SHOP ALONG THE AVENUE OF THE CITY. MS- OLYMPIC FLAGS.
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| 00:33:37 1967 |
MS- A TRAFFIC COP WAVES A TROLLEY CAR ON. MS-
PEOPLE WALK ALONG THE STREETS OF OLYMPIC VILLAGE. |
| 00:34:00 1990 |
MONTAGE- GROUPS OF ATHLETES OF DIFFERENT LANDS CHAT TOGETHER. MS- ATHLETES ON CAFATERIA TYPE CHOW LINES AT THE VILLAGE DINING ROOM.
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MS- THE U.S. UNBEATEN TEAM OF 8, CARRY THEIR BOAT OVER HEAD OUT OF THE WATER. MS- ONE CREW MEMBER HOSES IT DOWN AS OTHERS USE THEIR HANDS TO SPONGE THE BOAT BOTTOM.
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MS- 4 SOLDIERS OF AMERICA'S PENTATHLON TEAM RIDE HORSES ASSIGNED TO THEM FOR THE 5000 METER CROSS COUNTRY RIDE. MS- 2 MEN BRUSH UP ON THEIR EPEE FENCING SKILLS WEARING MASKS AND FENCING SUITS.
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MS- THE ARMY PISTOL SHOOTING TEAM CLEAN THEIR GUNS AND CHAT. MONTAGE- EACH TEAM MEMBER LINES UP ON THE PISTOL RANGE AND TAKE AIM. (HE IS IDENTIFIED BY THE NARRATOR) LS- THE 4 MEMBERS FIRE
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| 00:36:28 2138 |
LS- THE TEAMS OF ALL COUNTRIES PARADE ONTO THE FIELD IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER AS BAND PLAYS. LS-
THE U.S. TEAM FOLLOWS VIETNAM ONTO THE FIELD. LS- CROWD OF 70,000 LETS OUT A WELCOMING ROAR. |
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LS- THE OLYMPIC MOTTO IS FLASHED ON THE SCOREBOARD. 'CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS' (FASTER, HIGHER STRONGER)
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| 00:37:19 2189 |
LS- FINLANDS 6 TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION, PAAVO NURMI CARRIES THE TORCH AROUND THE TRACK AND LIGHTS THE FLAME TO THE ROAR OF THE PEOPLE. DOVES ARE RELEASED OVER THE STADIUM
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| 00:38:26 2256 |
LS- STARTER FIRES PISTOL TO START THE 200 METER DASH WON BY U.S.'S SANDY SANFIELD. LS- U.S. TEAM STANDS TO RECEIVE GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS
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| 00:40:11 2361 |
LS- U.S. AIR FORCE MAL WHITFIELD TAKES THE 800 METER RACE IN RECORD TIME. GERMAN RACER FALLS ON HIS FACE AT THE END. LS- WHITFIELD STANDS TO RECEIVE HIS GOLD MEDAL AS FLAG IS SLOWLY RAISED
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| 00:41:18 2428 |
MS- AMERICA'S BOB MATHIAS SITS ON GROUND OF FIELD AND CHATS WITH MILTON CAMPBELL AND FLOYD SIMMONS.
AS THEY REST FOR THE DECATHLON WON BY MATHIAS. |
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LS- MILTON CAMPBELL FALLS AND INJURES HIS SHOULDER TRYING FOR 11 FEET ON THE POLE VAULT.
MATHAIS MAKES THE VAULT WINNING THE DECATHLON. |
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LS- AMERICA'S NAVY SCULL TEAM BEATS THE RUSSIAN AND AUSTRALIAN TEAMS TO TAKE THE GOLD MEDAL.
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| 00:44:05 2595 |
YOSHI OYOKAWA A HAWAIIAN FROM OHIO STATE WINS THE GOLD IN BACK STROKE SWIMMING, FOR THE U.S. TEAM
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| 00:44:20 2610 |
CU- PRIVATE TOMMY KONO SHOWS HIS WEIGHT-LIFTING SKILLS AS HE WINS THE LEIGHT WEIGHT CROWN. MS-
JIM BRADFORD SHOWS HIS SKILLS IN LIFTING. |
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