Biggin Hill Air Fair News Takes The Air 1965

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Part of group of stories, "News takes the Air".

International Air Fair at Biggin Hill, Kent.

L/S aircraft on display at Biggin Hill. L/S Shackleton aircraft. M/S people walking under Shackleton, looking at bomb bay. Panning shot people queuing up, waiting to look over Lancaster bomber....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55398
Sort Number:
65/041
Time in/Out:
01:20:28:00 / 01:23:16:00
Canister:
65/41
Film ID:
1802.14
Issue Date:
20/05/1965

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