Title reads: “'Eggs' for our bombers“. South Africa. M/S of the Governor General of South Africa, Sir Patrick Duncan, arriving by car at a munitions factory. He shakes hands with the factory officials. Various shots of molten steel pouring from a blast furnace. The liquid metal being carried by crane to the bomb. M/S of metal being poured into bomb moulds. Various shots of workmen removing a bomb case from its mould. M/S of machinist finishing the case on a lathe. Various shots of rows of finished bomb cases. M/S of the bomb cases undergoing a pressure test in a water tank. C/U of gauge. Various shots of a line of bombs having tail fins fitted. M/S of worker attaching bomb to crane. Bomb has graffiti - “Love to Muss“ - scrawled on it. Item is inter cut with shots of Duncan and entourage of dignitaries observing the process. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC M
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