Farnborough Air Show AKA The Air Show 1956

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Farnborough, Hampshire.

GV. Vampires lined up and people inspecting them. GV. People looking at the jet bomber. SV. People looking at plane. GV. Back of the Vulcan jet bomber showing wing span. SV. Crowd milling around the various aircraft. SV. Folland Gnat. SV. People looking. GV. Crowds...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
32097
Sort Number:
56/072
Time in/Out:
01:19:03:00 / 01:21:42:00
Canister:
56/72
Film ID:
597.18
Issue Date:
06/09/1956

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