Helicopter Village 1953

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Description

Nether Compton, Somerset.

Aerial shots of a village in Somerset as we fly overhead in a Westland WS51 Mk1 Dragonfly helicopter. We land in the garden of an unnamed business man who is an executive of a factory some miles away.

The man says goodbye to his wife and children on the doorstep...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
44195
Sort Number:
NP 474
Time in/Out:
01:04:13:00 / 01:06:19:00
Canister:
NP 474
Film ID:
1339.03
Issue Date:
12/10/1953

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  • The helicopter seen here is a Westland WS51 Mk1 Dragonfly, Reg. No. G-ALIK.

    jamied 17th May 2012
  • Thank you!

    British Pathé 10th Aug 2012

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