New Air Chief 1940

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Description

Full title reads: "New Air Chief".

VS MS and CU of Air Marshal Charles Portal, the new Chief of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
21169
Sort Number:
40/083
Time in/Out:
01:50:05:00 / 01:50:24:00
Canister:
40/83
Film ID:
1057.45
Issue Date:
14/10/1940

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