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HMS Illustrious Launched 1939
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Full titles read: "HMS ILLUSTRIOUS"
L/S's of Lady Henderson (wife of late controller of the Vickers Armstrong Yard) throwing champagne bottles onto the bow of the enormous new warship. Very good L/S's and M/S's of the new aircraft carrier sliding down the ramp. The commentator says that it...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 49948
- Sort Number:
- 39/029
- Time in/Out:
- 01:43:50:00 / 01:44:46:00
- Canister:
- 39/29
- Film ID:
- 993.33
- Issue Date:
- 11/04/1939
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