Taxi Divers (1952)

Frogmen in diving training session - Portsmouth, Hampshire. M/S's of frogmen preparing to jump into river from the deck of HMS 'Vernon'. The frogmen jump in go underwater and and resurface with a dummy. Various more shots of frogmen carried out other training exercises which sees a large old London taxi being lifted out of the water by crane. 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 Pathé website.