First Korea POW's Home 1953

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Lyneham Wiltshire.

LV. De Havilland Aircraft Hastings, taxiing in at Lyneham (title super over). SV. Relatives waiting for sick and wounded POW's from Korea to arrive. SV. Gangway being rolled into position. SV. Wounded on stretchers. SV. Wounded man on stretcher carried down gangway. SV....

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Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
28784
Sort Number:
53/069
Time in/Out:
01:50:06:00 / 01:50:57:00
Canister:
53/69
Film ID:
114.44
Issue Date:
10/09/1953

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