Meteors In Flight 1945

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Unissued / Unused Material.

Gloster Meteor jet plane seen in flight (from another aircraft - good shots).

Various shots of engineers and designers looking at the Meteor's jet engine in a workshop.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62690
Sort Number:
UN 1286 C
Time in/Out:
01:43:25:00 / 01:46:18:00
Canister:
UN 1286 C
Film ID:
2058.08
Issue Date:

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