Opening Of Ratcliffe Aerodrome By Sir Sefton… 1930

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Full title reads: "Nr Leicester. Opening of Ratcliffe Aerodrome by Sir Sefton Brancker."

Nr Leicester, Leicestershire.

Various shots of several aeroplanes lined up on the airfield. Sir Sefton makes speech to open the new Aerodrome. Planes fly overhead. Group of biplanes take off and...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
6846
Sort Number:
30/030
Time in/Out:
02:00:03:00 / 02:01:08:00
Canister:
30/30 aka G 1745
Film ID:
741.45
Issue Date:
11/09/1930

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • The opening of the aerodrome took place on 6 September 1930.

    Note that the clip is just a constant pink screen, no sound or pictures!

    jamied 15th May 2012
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  • Hhmm. We'll see if we can fix that. Sorry!

    British Pathé 22nd Jun 2012
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