News Flashes - London Bus Crash 1953

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Cannon Street, London.

LV. Bus hanging over bomb site after crashing through wall above a bombed basement & SV. SV. Conductor talking to inspector. SV. Men working on front of bus. SV. BV. Bus over bomb site, pan to breakdown tender. LV. Bus hanging over bomb site, & LV.

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Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
28790
Sort Number:
53/068
Time in/Out:
01:58:03:00 / 01:58:26:00
Canister:
53/68
Film ID:
114.50
Issue Date:
07/09/1953

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  • The bus involved here is an AEC Regent with Weymann Body, (RT3272), Reg. No. LLU 631.

    jamied 6th Sep 2012

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