Fleet Air Arm Off Australia 1947

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Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unknown or unclear.

Titles read: 'ROYAL NAVY: Hazards and Thrills with Fleet Air Arm'.

Australia - August 1947.

Various shots of Firefly planes on the deck of the British aircraft carrier Theseus prior to Fleet Air Arm...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
64044
Sort Number:
UN 1800 B
Time in/Out:
01:32:25:00 / 01:35:15:00
Canister:
UN 1800 B
Film ID:
2162.10
Issue Date:
1947

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