Ejector Seats 1951

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Ejector seats, Denham, Buckinghamshire.

M/S Tester (Bernard Lynch) securing harness. Tester inserting charge into machine. C/U Man with hand up. M/S Tester puts hands behind head. Man drops his hands. Tester pulls hood over eyes and seat shoots up ramp. From top of ramp as seat descends. M/S...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34550
Sort Number:
NP 349
Time in/Out:
01:42:23:00 / 01:43:10:00
Canister:
NP 349
Film ID:
1283.24
Issue Date:
21/05/1951

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