Bomb Disposal on Britain’s Beaches (1964) | British Pathé

The Bomb Disposal Unit recovers mines or bombs to ensure the safety of Britain’s beaches. In this remarkable footage, mine detectors are being used to locate the bombs under the pebbles. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #Beach #War Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) On a pebbly beach we see some people sitting and looking at the sea on a sunny day. A Land Rover arrives on the beach; several men in Naval uniform get out; one of them uses a mine detector (looks like a metal detector) to locate a mine under the pebbles. It is carefully lifted out. A large mine on another part of the beach is detonated; a red flag is hoisted as a warning; the men watch the explosion from a shelter / dugout. C/U of the smoking bomb. Another mine is exploded. At the Portsmouth Headquarters of the Bomb Disposal U