British Aircraft Carrier' Corsairs' 1944

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Several shots of the crew members standing in front of a plane onboard aircraft carrier 'Corsairs'. Various shots of the pilots getting ready and planes taking off and landing - carrier crew signalling and directing the planes. Several shots of the mountain peaks...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
61904
Sort Number:
UN 0889 A
Time in/Out:
01:37:16:00 / 01:39:48:00
Canister:
UN 889 A
Film ID:
1975.10
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  • The title, and particularly the text, of this clip imply that this is film of a British aircraft carrier called "Corsairs". Just to make it clear, what we see here is a number of Vought F4U Corsair fighters aboard an unnamed aircraft carrier.

    jamied 7th Sep 2012

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