Air Conference Cape Town 1945

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Cape Town, South Africa.

Title reads "Air Conference Opened in South Africa".

Silhouette shot of Avro York plane in sky. Avro York on ground. Lord Swinton, Britain's Chief of Civil Aviation, leaves the plane. He has arrived to Air Conference. Lord Swinton shaking hands with two South...

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Sanja
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Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
74197
Sort Number:
UN 1434 A
Time in/Out:
01:15:44:00 / 01:18:08:00
Canister:
UN 1434 A
Film ID:
2084.10
Issue Date:
1945

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