"A Near Thing" 1933

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Full title reads: "London. 'A Near Thing' R.A.F. plane skims Buckingham Palace roof to make forced landing in Hyde Park."

London.

Various shots of an RAF (Royal Air Force) biplane landed in Hyde Park. Crowds of people have gathered round to inspect the aircraft. The pilot, F G L Smith,...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6810
Sort Number:
33/100
Time in/Out:
01:11:15:00 / 01:12:11:00
Canister:
33/100
Film ID:
741.09
Issue Date:
14/12/1933

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