It's In The Air 1944

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Title reads: "It's in the air".

Location of events unknown.

Various shots at airfield of Anglo-American 2nd Tactical Air Force, Mitchells and Stirling bombers, warming up and taking off. WAAFs and ground crew wave them off.

C/U map of France showing the strategic targets...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44700
Sort Number:
44/044
Time in/Out:
01:48:47:00 / 01:51:23:00
Canister:
44/44
Film ID:
1358.26
Issue Date:
01/06/1944

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