Air Giant Goes Up 1964

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Full title reads: "Belfast. Air Giant Goes Up".

Belfast, Northern Ireland. First flight of the Shorts Belfast freighter aircraft.

GV The Belfast freighter on tarmac in front of hangar. LV Ditto. CU Name 'Belfast'. VS Two of the Rolls Royce Turbo-prop engines. CU Ditto. CU Pan, Flight...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54100
Sort Number:
64/004
Time in/Out:
01:18:03:00 / 01:19:24:00
Canister:
64/4
Film ID:
1745.11
Issue Date:
09/01/1964

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