Liberator Christened 1944

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

United States of America (USA).

Various shots crowd of USAF (United States Air Force) airmen and WAACs (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps). They are taking place in naming ceremony of new Liberator bomber "GI Jane". One...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
61348
Sort Number:
UN 0768 D
Time in/Out:
01:13:27:00 / 01:15:47:00
Canister:
UN 768 D
Film ID:
1919.04
Issue Date:

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