French Troops Flown To Algeria 1956

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Description

Algiers (Algeria).

Documentation on file.

Good shots of plane swooping low over airfield and landing. French African troops alighting and boarding lorries.

(F.G.)

Data

Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
82385
Sort Number:
UN 2840 H
Time in/Out:
01:15:19:00 / 01:15:54:00
Canister:
UN 2840 H
Film ID:
2818.08
Issue Date:
1956

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