UK / DEFENCE: World War 2: New type of metal runways constructed (1944)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit New type of metal runways being built in high-speed construction of aerodromes. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: AIRFIELDS WHILE YOU WAIT! ENGLAND: EXT GV PAN airfield being laid with wire netting. CU pan airfield being laid with wire netting. CU banging staple into ground to hold wire netting. CU banging staple into ground to hold wire netting. SV putting clips for joining under netting. CU fixing clips into position. SV fixing clips together with pincers. GV Hurricane landing on drome. SV Hurricane landing on drome. SV Pilot out of plane who examines wire on field. CU pilot’s hands examining wire on field. INT GV factory showing coils of wire. SV pan wire coming off coils through channels into machine. CU wire through channel. SV machine that manufactures runway. CU transverse wire being threaded into machine. SV machine welding uprights to horizontal sections o