Edinburgh From The Air 1934

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Titles read: "Now hold tight, for we're off to film Edinburgh from the AIR".

Edinburgh, Scotland.

Shot of a biplane taking off from an airfield.

Various aerial shots of Edinburgh. We fly over the Isle of Cramond and another (unnamed) island. We see the Forth Bridge and the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51957
Sort Number:
PSP 850
Time in/Out:
01:20:37:00 / 01:22:17:00
Canister:
PSP 850
Film ID:
1632.11
Issue Date:
19/07/1934

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