News in Brief: Underwater Truck.
News in Brief: Underwater Truck.
Clip: 351902_1_1
Year Shot: 1952
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1574
Original Film: 025-555-03
HD: N/A
Location: Fort Benning, Georgia
Timecode: 06:25:37 - 06:26:30
News in Brief: Underwater Truck. A new version of the Army's 'workhorse' gets a rugged workout, underwater. The Army Ordinance Dept. shows it going through amazing aquatic operations, proving its ability to travel underwater. A snorkel tube is the secret. Vehicle knocks down a tree, drives into fairly deep water that covers even the hood (bonnet) of the vehicle; the driver wears a snorkeling-type mask and breathes from an oxygen tank. The aquatic vehicle plows into deeper water until completely submerged!, like it's a submarine jeep. Amazing, unusual. Test, demonstration.