Introducing The Mustang 1942

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Titles read: "INTRODUCING THE MUSTANG".

Location of events unknown - probably United States of America.

Various good shots of the new American-built Mustang aircraft taking off from an airfield (they have RAF markings). Air to air shots of several of the planes. More shots of the aeroplanes...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44012
Sort Number:
42/061
Time in/Out:
02:01:47:00 / 02:03:07:00
Canister:
42/61
Film ID:
1332.40
Issue Date:
30/07/1942

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