Legless Pilot Puts Best Foot Forward 1957

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London.

GV. Fighter pilots and their wives assembled in public house for the "Get together." SCU. Copies of autobiography book, written by legless fighter pilot from the last war Colin Hodgkinson, lying on table with sales placard behind them. SCU. Hodgkinson signing one of the books for Group...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
32747
Sort Number:
57/036
Time in/Out:
01:46:00:00 / 01:46:45:00
Canister:
57/36
Film ID:
649.30
Issue Date:
02/05/1957

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  • Hodgkinson's autobiography was called "Best Foot Forward".

    Line 4 - "test pilot John Cunningham" - rather than simply a test pilot, he was WWII fighter ace Group Captain John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham.

    jamied 18th Apr 2012
  • Thanks jamied - nice to do John Cunningham justice.

    British Pathé 11th May 2012

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