Air Race Remakes History 1959

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Title reads: "Air Race Remakes History".

Montage of library material in item promoting race from Marble Arch to Arc de Triomphe using any kind of transport - Bleriot Anniversary Race.

High angled shot Marble Arch, London. M/S helicopter taking off seen through window of control tower....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51303
Sort Number:
59/056
Time in/Out:
01:11:01:00 / 01:12:51:00
Canister:
59/56
Film ID:
1589.11
Issue Date:
13/07/1959

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