Gliders 1944

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Various shots of USAF airmen fixing rope to glider. On side of glider is painted name "Old Canvas Sides". The other end of the rope is looped over two tall poles about 100 yards from the glider. A Dakota aeroplane swoops low...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62230
Sort Number:
UN 1036 C
Time in/Out:
01:55:34:00 / 01:59:51:00
Canister:
UN 1036 C
Film ID:
1997.17
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