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RARE WWII PATHE FILM USS FRANKLIN EPIC OF HEROISM NARATED BY D WEST

£150.00 £250.00 Approx $189.16, €175.03, $257.29

Code: 12672



A very rare original film of the attack and galent effort of the crew on USS FRANKLIN which was a US Navy Aircraft carrier during and after WWII  which was attacked by Japanese aircraft and very badly damaged with a large loss of life and made it back to port for extensive repairs this film shows the initial attack and damaged with the crew fighting the fires etc its not been played just looked through by hand off the real, this is a sound film and is narrated by Mr Dwight West 

This was originaly distubited by Pathe during the war and was made using original US Navy film and footage shoot during the attack and after with the crew fighting the fires and tending to casulties this is still contained in its original tin which has rust etc to it and was found in a shed in Hampshire UK 

The size of the film is 15mm side sprocket with sound and over 250 ft long according to the real with no visible breaks or repairs to it .

All I can say is a wish I had a projector to play it on !!