"Balzac" French Vertical Takeoff Plane 1963

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France.

MS. French test pilot Rene Bigand walks over and gets into the new French vertical takeoff aircraft named 'Balzac'. CU. Tail piece of plane showing markings. MS. Pilot Rene Bigand in cockpit. MS. Airport engineers making final adjustment under aircraft. Various shots of the 'Balzac'...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
78492
Sort Number:
UN 3761 B
Time in/Out:
01:53:42:00 / 01:55:07:00
Canister:
UN 3761 B
Film ID:
2635.24
Issue Date:
1963

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