First Man In Space Yuri Gagarin Visits France… 1963

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Rouen and Paris, France.

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VS. Russia's first spaceman Major Yuri Gagarin steps from plane at Le Bourget Airport and is swamped with crowds of enthusiastic French people. VS. Yuri Gagarin visits Arc de Triomphe and Tomb of Unknown Soldier. VS. Gagarin pushing through...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
87362
Sort Number:
UN 3801 F
Time in/Out:
01:50:18:00 / 01:51:28:00
Canister:
UN 3801 F
Film ID:
3084.22
Issue Date:
1963

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