Dam Busters Reunion 1955

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Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London.

CU. Model of Lancaster Bomber used in the exploit. LV. Guests assembled including Dam Busters Survivors in the Criterion Restaurant. SV. Richard Todd, star of the Dam Buster movie, talking to Guy Gibson's father (right), & SCU. Group around model Lancaster...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30758
Sort Number:
55/040
Time in/Out:
01:48:51:00 / 01:51:45:00
Canister:
55/40
Film ID:
523.38
Issue Date:
19/05/1955

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