Glider School 1947

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Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unknown or unclear.

A glider school at Guleszow, Silesia.

Several shots of people hauling gliders out of hangars on a mountainside. M/S of a boy seated in a glider which is fixed to the ground but sways as if in flight. Several...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64070
Sort Number:
UN 1804 F
Time in/Out:
01:55:24:00 / 01:56:16:00
Canister:
UN 1804 F
Film ID:
2164.19
Issue Date:
1947

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  • "Guleszow" in text and tags should read Goleszow.

    jamied 26th Sep 2012

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