Lord Louis Mountbatten Arrives Home From… 1948

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Heathrow Airport, London, England

LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN ARRIVES HOME FROM INDIA.

C.U. the Duke of Edinburgh in naval uniform. M.V. Lord Earl Louis Mountbatten and Lady Mountbatten shaking hands with reception committee beneath the wing of plane. (York Aircraft) C.U. plane propellor...

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Cataloguer:
Virginia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
67101
Sort Number:
UN 1959 H
Time in/Out:
01:23:56:00 / 01:26:04:00
Canister:
UN 1959 H
Film ID:
2449.14
Issue Date:
1948

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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