Bluebird Trials 1958

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Description

Location unknown but probably Coniston Water in the Lake District.

Various shots of Bluebird doing trial runs across lake.

Orig. Neg.

Data

Cataloguer:
Jane
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
84426
Sort Number:
UN 3172 C
Time in/Out:
01:45:04:00 / 01:49:19:00
Canister:
UN 3172 C
Film ID:
2928.20
Issue Date:
1958

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