Mr. Winston Churchill's Arrival In Italy 1949

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Orio-al-Serio airfield, Rome.

Churchill will be staying at Lake Garda for painting, fishing and working on his memoirs and then will join the European Council meeting in Strasbourg.

MS. The Dakota aircraft carrying Winston Churchill taxiing towards. SCU. Side view 'plane taxiing to...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
67752
Sort Number:
UN 2151 E
Time in/Out:
01:31:10:00 / 01:32:04:00
Canister:
UN 2151 E
Film ID:
2501.11
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  • This clip's current location is incorrect - rather than being in Rome, Orio al Serio airport is just outside Bergamo, and therefore handy for Churchill's visit to nearby Lake Garda.

    jamied 19th Aug 2012

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