German Flying Officers Visit Mildenhall 1937

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Mildenhall, Suffolk.

German flying officers at Royal Air Force (RAF) base. Various shots of party of RAF officers giving German guests tour of air field. We see the officers and guests inspecting latest RAF bombers. According to narrator both parties of officers share information about aviation...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
14059
Sort Number:
37/084
Time in/Out:
01:48:31:00 / 01:49:04:00
Canister:
37/84
Film ID:
941.28
Issue Date:
21/10/1937

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  • The aircraft seen between 00:01 and 00:12 are all Handley Page Heyford biplane bombers of No. 99 Squadron and No.149 Squadron.

    jamied 28th Dec 2012

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