American Amphibian Trucks (1943)

Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear. Various good shots of American troops using DUKWs - Amphibious trucks - to come ashore on Pacific island. Shots of DUKWs on ships and being offloaded. Being used to ferry supplies to large beach head. Old record suggests date in mid 1943. 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.