Operation Fire Power 1954

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Florida, United States of America (USA).

Air view, bombs falling and exploding in line across ground (several shots). SV F 84 thunder-jet rocket and bomb demonstration, & SV. SV pan, another rocket run by F 84, & SV. Pan, following its rocket's trail. SV pan, F 86 jets dropping napalm bombs....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30221
Sort Number:
54/084
Time in/Out:
01:02:24:00 / 01:03:41:00
Canister:
54/84
Film ID:
254.02
Issue Date:

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