Mountbatten Arrives AKA Pathe Front Page 1947

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Northolt Aerodrome, Greater London. Viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in England for vital India talks.

CU Lord and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, head and shoulders. full face.

CU they pose for photographers.

MS They enter a car and photographers press round.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40782
Sort Number:
47/041
Time in/Out:
01:13:10:00 / 01:13:42:00
Canister:
47/41
Film ID:
1185.11
Issue Date:
22/05/1947

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