Biggin Hill Air Show 1963

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Biggin Hill Air Show.

Various shots of young boys enjoying the Biggin Hill air show. The boys admire some of the aircraft, get to clamber over them, and are shown how the engines work. Air force personnel in uniform show the boys how the planes work. Narrator speaks of the children becoming...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
36512
Sort Number:
CP 453
Time in/Out:
01:00:24:00 / 01:02:02:00
Canister:
CP 453
Film ID:
249.01
Issue Date:
01/09/1963

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  • Please confirm if the purchased film is just 98 secs long or if it is longer. Site doesn't seem clear on this.

    robstitt 16th Jun 2013

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