Glider Pilots In Switzerland 1950

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

US glider pilots in training at Gstaad, Switzerland.

American newsreel titles read: 'US GLIDER PILOTS TRAIN IN SWITZERLAND'.

M/S of group of US cadets receiving instructions from Swiss trainer. C/U of...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
65945
Sort Number:
UN 2297 G
Time in/Out:
01:27:05:00 / 01:28:08:00
Canister:
UN 2297 G
Film ID:
2318.10
Issue Date:

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