Goodyear Airship Cardington 1960-1969

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Cardington, Bedfordshire.

Red hot air balloon with blue stripe flying over fields. Goodyear hot airship in flight. MS British flag flying on the back. Airship in hangar. Man in casual clothes walking towards camera outside two hangars, one open. Airship lands. People climbing on board. Airship...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
87411
Sort Number:
UN 4604 B
Time in/Out:
01:12:07:00 / 01:27:50:00
Canister:
UN 4604 B
Film ID:
3089.02
Issue Date:
1960 - 1969

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