Achtung Moths AKA German Pilots Take Over… 1955

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Thruxton, Wiltshire.

Tiger Moths planes, former property of RAF (Royal Air Force, R.A.F.), are sold to Germans to be used for flying instruction - ex-Luftwaffe pilots are to fly them home to Germany. GV. Tiger Moths lined up at Thruxton aerodrome in Wiltshire. SV. Pan, Tiger Moths lined up....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30915
Sort Number:
55/055
Time in/Out:
01:42:49:00 / 01:44:00:00
Canister:
55/55
Film ID:
533.24
Issue Date:
11/07/1955

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