Land Mine On Holiday Beach (1967)

Weston Super Mare, North Somerset. Several shots of Birnbeck Island which was used as a weapon research establishment in World War II. Various shots of a man inspecting unexploded mine on very muddy beach. Group of soldiers board a dinghy and sail off. Various shots of the soldiers inspecting the mine and getting ready to blast it - they are in deep mud. They move away and wait for the explosion. Explosion from distance. More shots of the soldiers arriving and working on the land mine. One of the soldiers takes photographs of the mine. Several shots of the explosions at sea. (Orig. Neg.) Date found int he old record - 04/08/1967. 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