Allied Air Activities 1945

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Item title reads - Allied air affairs.

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Various shots of British WAAF's (Women's Auxiliary Air Force) arriving on a ship to take over men's duties in India. They disembark and march along smiling. R.A.F. (Royal Air Force) liberator bombers take off in Burma. Various...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39633
Sort Number:
45/002
Time in/Out:
01:44:35:00 / 01:46:51:00
Canister:
45/2
Film ID:
1139.26
Issue Date:
04/01/1945

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