Abingdon 50 Years RAF AKA RAF Golden Jubilee… 1968

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No title. 50 years of Royal Air Force - golden jubilee celebrated with air show at RAF Abingdon, Oxford.

Air to ground shot Abingdon Airfield. L/S a Beverley Freighter aeroplane. L/S ditto, pan to a Hind. L/S Hind. C/U a Bombay plane with skis. L/S Comet airliner. L/S Lincoln Bomber. M/S Victor...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
56743
Sort Number:
68/049
Time in/Out:
01:22:29:00 / 01:23:50:00
Canister:
68/49
Film ID:
2063.10
Issue Date:
16/06/1968

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