Glider And Aircraft 1944

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Glider and aircraft.

Shots of Dakota DC-3 aircraft taking off and towing gliders. Several shots of the gliders and aircraft in-flight.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
63204
Sort Number:
UN 1124 A
Time in/Out:
01:52:34:00 / 01:54:28:00
Canister:
UN 1124 A
Film ID:
2115.15
Issue Date:

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