Meteors Galore 1951

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Hucclecote, Gloucester.

GV. Interior of Gloster aircraft works. SV. Mr Strauss, Minister of Supply, with officials of Gloster works inspecting production lines. MV. Production lines. SV. Angle shot, Mr Strauss chatting to Miss Elsie Rodway, a cockpit cleaner. GV. & SV. Assembly lines. GV....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
47273
Sort Number:
51/027
Time in/Out:
01:25:38:00 / 01:26:44:00
Canister:
51/27
Film ID:
1445.16
Issue Date:
02/04/1951

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