Flying Wing 1946

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Various shots of new British aircraft Flying Wing coming out of hangar for its first test. It looks like a giant wing (boomerang) with cockpit in the middle but lacking the body of the plane. Pilot going into cockpit and sits down. Flying Wing is getting ready for...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
63083
Sort Number:
UN 1489 A
Time in/Out:
01:53:27:00 / 01:57:08:00
Canister:
UN 1489 A
Film ID:
2106.19
Issue Date:

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  • "Various shots of new British aircraft Flying Wing" - the aircraft is the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52G experimental glider.

    jamied 13th Oct 2012

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