Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. DEMONSTRATION OF 280MM GUN AND OTHER ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT, ABERDEEN, MARYLAND

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. DEMONSTRATION OF 280MM GUN AND OTHER ORDNANCE EQUIPMENT, ABERDEEN, MARYLAND

1952

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Brig Gen J.L. Holman greets Gen J. Lawton Collins, other military and civilian personages leaving rain at RR station. Army Secy Frank Pace, Jr. stands by Holman. They enter train; arrive at Aberdeen Proving grounds. LSs, spectators seated in the stands; Pace walks to lectern to speak; spectators seated on control tower stand; Collins and other in stands. LHSs, RV, tank fires; smoke on target area in distance. Tanks drive in demonstration area; a tank fires; Large gun (possibly 240mm How) is towed by prime mover followed by two self-propelled guns of similar caliber. 280mm gun moved by its special transporters and followed by convoy of trucks drives in area. Pan from the 2180mm gun moving on road to other vehicles following. Seq: LHSs, transporting units leave the 280mm gun which is set up in firing area. The gun is fired. View of man pulling lanyard. LS, three tanks drive on road in area. T-48 tank parked by stands in background. VS, pace and collins by 280mm gun. Collins uses gun slight as Pace, other officers stand by. Pace uses the gunsight. Men chat as they inspect the weapon. Crittenberger chats, shakes hands with a Wac officer; Collins greets the same officer, returns her salute. Dignitaries chat with each other, examine the gun and tanks. HMS, Collins and Pace look up, VS, Civilians looking at the 280mm gun and transporters.

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