At 4 Miles A Minute! 1932

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Description

Full title reads: "At 4 miles a minute! America's 'crack' Air Squadron dive from sky to riddle ground target - in spectacular machine gun drill."

United States of America.

Three biplanes of the American Air Force take off from air field. They fly straight over the camera.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5237
Sort Number:
32/089
Time in/Out:
01:27:50:00 / 01:28:52:00
Canister:
32/89
Film ID:
687.23
Issue Date:
07/11/1932

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