Bailing Out At Zero Feet 1955

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Chalgrove, Nr Oxford, Oxfordshire.

SCU. Squadron Leader Fifield watching aircraft from which he is to make jump being prepared (meteor jet fighter). (and CU.) SCU. Fifield getting into cockpit. SCU. Inventor Mr. Martin Baker and Colonel Campbell, Air Attache USAF (United States Air Force) GV....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31559
Sort Number:
55/072
Time in/Out:
01:50:10:00 / 01:50:54:00
Canister:
55/72
Film ID:
571.42
Issue Date:
08/09/1955

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