"Dart" Is Supersonic 1961

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Full title reads: "Bedford. 'Dart' Is Supersonic".

Bedford, Bedfordshire.

GV the Handley Page 115 'Dart' (prototype supersonic jet aircraft) on the tarmac.

LV the rear of the 'Dart' plane.

Angle shot showing the engine mounted on the rear.

SV the front...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53818
Sort Number:
61/067
Time in/Out:
01:27:32:00 / 01:28:08:00
Canister:
61/67
Film ID:
1734.16
Issue Date:
21/08/1961

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