Jump Jet 1966

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Brands Hatch, Kent.

Several shots show a man in a white jump-suit and helmet being strapped into a new jet pack, devised for use by astronauts in space or on the moon (?). The demonstration seems to be part of a press conference at Brand's Hatch racetrack; photographers and film cameramen are...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4091
Sort Number:
CP 608
Time in/Out:
01:44:50:00 / 01:46:13:00
Canister:
CP 608
Film ID:
375.10
Issue Date:
18/08/1966

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