Monster Of The Air 1940

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Full title reads: "MONSTER OF THE AIR".

Various shots of new Sunderland flying boat being pulled from hangar and lowered down slipway into the sea - it is extremely large plane.

(Mute Negative Only)

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
21317
Sort Number:
40/101
Time in/Out:
01:49:10:00 / 01:50:10:00
Canister:
40/101
Film ID:
1063.41
Issue Date:
16/12/1940

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