Like Soldiers In The Sky Long Version 1926

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Spittlegate, nr. Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Title: "Like Soldiers in the Sky. Wonderful formation flying by 4 day bombing squadrons for Royal Air Force Pageant".

Panning shot of a long line of aeroplanes parked on an airfield, their propellers are spinning and their pilots stand beside...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25804
Sort Number:
G 1302
Time in/Out:
01:11:48:00 / 01:13:46:00
Canister:
G 1302
Film ID:
502.06
Issue Date:
14/06/1926

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