Helicopter Tour 1959

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London.

Several shots show adults and children putting on lifejackets as commentator explains we are about to take a novel sight-seeing tour of London - by helicopter.

We see the tourists boarding a Westland Widgeon helicopter and taking off while a two mechanics and a lady watch....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2579
Sort Number:
CP 259
Time in/Out:
01:21:27:00 / 01:24:37:00
Canister:
CP 259
Film ID:
99.14
Issue Date:
14/12/1959

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